The Foreign Service Journal, October 2008

Santa Fe., N.M., and local employ- ment, she emigrated to San Francisco in 1949. Settling initially on Tele- graph Hill, she held various jobs, most notably with the World Affairs Coun- cil of Northern California. In May 1952, she married a local San Francis- can, William Alston Hayne. Mrs. Hayne encouraged her hus- band in his interest in a diplomatic career and, upon his appointment as a Foreign Service officer, accompanied him in 1954 to his first posting in Kingston. She then established homes for their growing family in his successive postings to Lima, Paris and Mexico City, interspersed with do- mestic assignments at the department and academic assignments to New England universities. During one of the latter tours, she continued her own formal education by auditing graduate courses at Harvard Univer- sity. Her impressive linguistic and interpersonal skills served Mrs. Hayne well in carrying out the semi- official duties expected of a Foreign Service spouse. In addition, at each post she took an active role in which- ever Episcopal Church or Church of England congregation served the community. She enjoyed and was proud of her role as a docent at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. Following her husband’s retire- ment from the Foreign Service, Mrs. Hayne assisted in the replanting and management of a family vineyard in the Napa Valley and supported him during his tenure as mayor of St. Helena, Calif. She is survived by her husband of almost 56 years, William Alston Hayne; their three children: son Alston (and his wife Adrian), of Napa, Calif., daughter Amanda (and her husband John Kirkwood), of San Francisco, Calif., and son Nicholas, of Santa Barbara, Calif.; five grandchil- dren: Victoria Hayne, Cecilia Hayne, Spencer Kirkwood, Elisabeth Kirk- wood, and Alexandra Kirkwood; a sis- ter, Joan Church Roberts of Rose- mont, Pa.; and numerous nephews, nieces and cousins. Donations in Elisabeth Hayne’s memory can be made to: The Hospice of Napa Valley, 414 South O C T O B E R 2 0 0 8 / F O R E I G N S E R V I C E J O U R N A L 77 I N M E M O R Y u Interim Accommodations for Corporate and Government Markets Apartments, Townhouses & Single Family Homes “FOR THE EXECUTIVE ON THE MOVE” h finder5@IX.netcom.com Locations throughout Northern Virginia and D.C. Units fully furnished, equipped and accessorized Many “Walk to Metro” locations Pet Friendly 5105-L Backlick Road, Annandale, Virginia Tel: (703) 354-4070 Fax: (703) 642-3619 Executive Lodging Alternatives