The Foreign Service Journal, March 2016

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | MARCH 2016 85 replanted much of the family’s vineyard and developed a small herb farm and culinary herb business. He became an active member and director of the St. Helena Rotary Club, and a member and senior warden of Grace Episcopal Church. In 1990, he was elected mayor of St. Helena and was reelected in 1992, running unopposed. Mr. Hayne bravely supported his wife as she developed and suffered from Alzheimer’s-related illnesses until her death in 2008. In 2014, he married Christine Gorelick of St. Helena. He is remembered as a man of great integrity, intelligence, humor and kindness. Mr. Hayne is survived by his wife, Chris- tine; his son Alston (and his wife, Adrian); his daughter Amanda (and her husband, John Kirkwood); his son Nicholas; and five grandchildren, Victoria Hayne, Cecilia Hayne, Spencer Kirkwood, Elisabeth Kirkwood and Alexandra Kirkwood. He is also survived by his brother, Elliot (and his wife, Judy) of Novato, Calif.; and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins. Donations may be made in his memory to the wonderful residential- educational community where his developmentally-disabled son, Nick, lives: the Devereux Foundation of California, P.O. Box 6784, Santa Barbara CA 93160. n Jean Foshee LeBaron, 65, the wife of retired FSO and former Ambassador Rich- ard LeBaron, died of complications related tometastatic breast cancer on Dec. 13 at Georgetown University Hospital inWash- ington, D.C. She was a resident of Alexan- dria and Northumberland County, Va. Born to John and Sybil Foshee on Dec. 23, 1949, Mrs. LeBaron spent her child- hood and early adult years in Mobile, Ala. She was an avid equestrian in her youth, winning numerous regional com- petitions. She was also an accomplished competitive diver. She loved exploring the Gulf Coast, especially Dauphin Island, but, by her own account, did not much like going to school. Nonetheless, she was a graduate of Murphy High School in Mobile and briefly attended the University of Southern Mississippi. In 1971 Mrs. LeBaron moved to Wash- ington, D.C., where she met her husband, Richard. They were married on June 8, 1975, at St. John’s Church in Georgetown and started a long career together that took them to many countries around the world. Just after marriage, the couple moved to Brazil for two years where Mr. LeBaron held a consultancy with the Bra- zilian Council for Scientific Research. Mr. LeBaron joined the Foreign Service in 1979, and the couple embarked on a 33-year diplomatic career that took them to Nicaragua, India, Tunisia, Portugal, Egypt, Israel, Kuwait and Great Britain. Mr. LeBaron was ambassador to Kuwait from 2007 to 2010, and served as deputy chief of mission in both Tel Aviv and London. They also spent a number of years living in Alexandria, Va., while both held positions at the State Department. Mrs. LeBaron served as a post manage- ment officer in the European and South Asian bureaus. Mrs. LeBaron was well known in diplomatic circles for her accomplished representational entertainment events in support of American foreign policy. She believed in the importance of sustained personal engagement for U.S. diplomacy, and was very good at it. Her husband often said that any success he had as a diplomat was largely due to Jean’s gra- cious and generous help. After Amb. LeBaron retired from the State Department in 2012, the couple spent more of their time at Prudence Farm, their home on the Great Wicomico River. Mrs. LeBaron lovingly renovated a 100-year-old farmhouse and spent many happy days there in her last years while continuing to contend with cancer. She loved to boat on the river, briefly opened an antique shop on Main Street in Kilmar- nock, Va., and was active in efforts to improve the town. She will be remembered for her kind heart, sense of humor, many loyal friends and the equal respect she gave to people of all backgrounds and standing. An accomplished antique collector, she scoured flea markets all over the world. She loved animals of all kinds and was active in efforts to protect wildlife in Africa, as well as supporting local organi- zations in the United States and abroad that care for abandoned animals. In addition to her husband, Richard LeBaron, Jean is survived by her brother, David Foshee and his family, of Mobile. Donations in memory of Jean LeBaron are welcome at the Lombardi Patient Assistance Fund at the Georgetown Uni- versity Medstar Hospital and the Northern Neck Animal Welfare League in Kilmar- nock. n Edwin H. Moot, 95, a retired For- eign Service officer, died on Dec. 12 in Rockville, Md. After graduating fromNorthwestern University, Mr. Moot served in the U.S. Army in Europe from 1943 to 1945. He joined the Foreign Service in 1947. During a 30-year diplomatic career, Mr. Moot served abroad in Germany, Egypt, Italy, Hong Kong, the Somali Republic, Southern Rhodesia (modern Zimbabwe), Zambia, Nepal andMexico. He retired in 1977. Mr. Moot was preceded in death by his wife, Joanne Ling Moot, also a Foreign Service officer, who passed away in 2002. He is survived by two sons, a daughter and six grandchildren.