The Foreign Service Journal, March 2023

64 MARCH 2023 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL Service in 1991 and married Patsy, the love of his life, who traveled the world with him. He retired in 2005 after 24 years of U.S. government service and assignments in nine countries around the world: Pakistan, Germany, Tanzania, Seychelles, Ethiopia, Taiwan, Fiji, Ghana, and Sierra Leone. After retiring, Mr. Smith started a small business called Smittys Willys, Inc., spe- cialized in the restoration of early Willys Jeeps, or U.S. Army trucks. He and his wife also purchased and ran a seasonal tour- ism business in Marble, Colo., where they spent their summers. He eventually completed a bachelor’s degree in liberal sciences with concentra- tions in political science and communica- tions, often joking that the “B.S.” part of it fit himwell. He was a member of Mensa from 1979 to 2000. Mr. Smith touched and changed many lives during his lifetime. He was preceded in death by his par- ents, George and Lolita, brother Randy, and nephew Nick. He is survived by his wife, Patsy; daughter, Samantha (and her husband, Dustin); grandchildren, Saphire and Jer- emy; a brother, Kenneth; a sister, Marilyn; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and in-laws. n Richard “Dick” Davis Harding, 85, a former Foreign Service officer, passed away on Dec. 10, 2022, in Potomac Falls, Va., after a brief battle with pneumonia. Mr. Harding was born in Detroit and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1959. He also received master’s degrees from Yale University in 1960 and Harvard University in 1972. He met his wife, Carolyn Gough, at a mutual friend’s dinner party in Wash- ington, D.C. They were married in March 1963, and promptly moved to Uruguay, Mr. Harding’s first Foreign Service posting. In Montevideo, Mr. Harding first worked in the consular section and then in the economic section of the U.S. embassy. After a second assignment, in Canada, the couple returned to the U.S. in 1967 and started a family. Mr. Harding then left the State Depart- ment and continued his career as an economist for the U.S. Commerce Depart- ment, with a focus primarily on South Asia. Toward the end of his career, he had a memorable assignment as an adviser to Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota. If there is one word to describe Mr. Harding, friends and family recall, it is “enthusiast.” He was passionate about art, politics, history, food, world cultures, music, tea, and gardening. If there is a second word to describe him, it is “conversationalist.” He could weave his wide-ranging interests into conversations with anybody and enjoyed engaging with friends and neighbors, frequently followed by sharing newspaper articles on the topic they just discussed. His passion for learning continued after his retirement as he took a number of classes at George Mason University. He was also active at DACOR, an orga- nization of foreign affairs professionals. He volunteered to curate and organize information about DACOR’s art collection and contributed regularly to the organiza- tion’s newsletter. The Hardings loved to travel, especially to visit historical sites and museums and to enjoy local cuisine. They frequently attended concerts and plays in the D.C. area, and never missed their grandchil- dren’s performances in school concerts in Baltimore. First and foremost, Mr. Harding loved his family. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Carolyn Gough Harding; his sons, Nicho- las and Jamie (and his wife, Loretta); two grandchildren, Cary and Sonya; and many beloved nieces and nephews. n Marten H.A. van Heuven, 90, a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer, died peacefully at home in Washington, D.C., on the evening of Dec. 25, 2022, after cel- ebrating Christmas with his family. Born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on Nov. 25, 1932, Mr. van Heuven grew up in occupied Holland, an experience that would later prompt him to dedicate his professional career to working toward peace in Europe. He moved to the United States with his parents when he was 15, shortly after the end of World War II, and attended the Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven, Conn. He went on to graduate from Yale College in 1953 and Yale Law School in 1956, also earning a master’s degree in international affairs fromColumbia Uni- versity in 1957. Later that year, he began his career in the State Department’s Office of the Legal Adviser. From 1958 to 1962, he served on the U.S. delegations to the United Nations General Assembly. In 1963 he became legal adviser at the U.S. embassy in Berlin, followed by tours at the U.S. Mission to NATO, the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and in the Office of Eastern European Affairs at the State Department. In May 1964, The New York Times announced his engagement to Ruth Held, herself a Foreign Service officer who had recently returned from an assignment in Rome. After a year at Princeton University’s WoodrowWilson School of Public and International Affairs, Mr. van Heuven served as counselor for political affairs at The Hague and then in Bonn, and thereaf- ter as deputy chief of mission at the United Nations in Geneva.