Grover Hartt III

Grover Hartt, III, of Dallas, Texas, passed away on Monday, August 14, 2017, in Dallas, Texas. He was born on April 12, 1948 in Dallas, Texas to Grover Hartt Jr. and June (Wilkins) Hartt. Grover was a member of Pi Beta Kappa, graduated with a BA and LLM from SMU and graduated from Texas Tech law school Order of the Coif. He was employed with the U.S. Department of Justice for over 30 years, where he was Senior Litigation Counsel on some of the nation’s most complex tax controversies involving billions of dollars. He later became the Chief of the Southwestern Civil Trial Section. He was a contributor to Collier on Bankruptcy and Taxation and wrote for multiple professional publications.

His achievements were recognized by the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service many times over, and in 2011, the President awarded him the Rank Award for Meritorious Service. He also received the John Marshall and IRS Mitchell Rogovin awards.

He was a Master in the Honorable John C. Ford American Inn of Court and the only government trial attorney to become a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy. He was listed in Who’s Who in American Law and selected as a “Super Lawyer” by Texas Monthly.

Grover is survived by his husband, Charles Foster; sister, Marie Walton and her husband Jack Walton; niece, Michelle Wiley; great-niece, Emily Bozeman; cousins Morgan Fairchild and Cathryn Hartt; and mother-in-law, Marion Foster.

Grover had a passion for traveling. His goal was to visit all seven continents, which he accomplished in January 2017.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 26, 2017, at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home, 7405 W. Northwest Hwy, Dallas, Texas, 75225.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, SPCA of Texas, or the charity of your choice.