Robert E. Dart

Robert Edmondson Dart passed away on the afternoon of August 20, 2011, a Saturday. He was 65 years old. Bob Dart was born in Brunswick Hospital on August 13, 1946, to Opal and William Robert Dart and grew up in Brunswick with his two brothers, Bill and Don. After obtaining his Bachelor’s degree from Florida State University, Bob served in Vietnam. During his wartime service, Bob became a field reporter for the Stars and Stripes. He soon learned that he loved reporting, and after his term in Vietnam, Bob went back to school at the University of Georgia for his Masters degree in journalism. In the 1970s and 1980s, Bob wrote for The Today Newspapers in Palm Beach and the Atlanta Constitution. In 1983, Bob became a Washington correspondent for Cox Newspapers, moving his family to Vienna, Virginia, a Washington D.C. suburb. Bob covered numerous presidential and congressional elections, the Olympics, the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and many political scandals. But what he liked most was writing feature stories about regular people.

On June 4, 1972, Bob married Sherry Rogers. They had two children, Jennifer and Rob. Bob and Sherry divorced in 2010. Bob came home to Glynn County, setting up residence on St. Simons Island, in the company of his two brothers, Bill and Don. Bob loved the island and made many friends there. He also loved his family and Florida State football. He is survived by his brother Don and his children, Jennifer and Rob, and will be missed.

The family will receive visitors on Wednesday, August 24 from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Don Dart’s home: 553 Magnolia Ave. St. Simons Island. Services will be held on Thursday, August 25, 9:00 a.m. at the Brunswick First United Methodist Church located at 1400 Norwich Street, Brunswick, GA 31520 followed by a reception in front of the King & Prince Hotel on St. Simons at 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP: Understanding and Preventing Suicide Through Research) at www.afsp.org or 120 Wall Street 29th

Floor New York, NY 10005.

Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.