Roger M. Hart of New Bedford, died peacefully Saturday, August 26th, 2017 at the Brockton VA Hospital after a battle with cancer at the age of 59. He was the son of Mary A. (Feeney) Hart-Aubertine and the late Roger E. Hart, Jr. and the brother of the Late Robin L. Jeffers (Hart).
The son of a shell fisher, Roger worked the sea for over 20 years seeing service in many positions on just as many vessels, such as the Vega, culminating as the captain of a scallop boat. As a skipper, he will be remembered for his resourcefulness and raspy voice. He enjoyed spending short summer visits to his mother's house in Dartmouth, helping his brother Michael J. Hart and sister Roberta L. (Hart) Murray do handiwork and other projects. Prior to his life on the Sea, Roger enlisted in the U.S. Army out of Dartmouth High School and attained his mosquito wings as a Private, serving from 1976-1981. Besides his loving mother, Mary, and her companion, Lawrence Gonsalves of Dartmouth; Roger is survived by his two sons and their mother: Roger M. and Dylan R. Hart and Sharon Ferreira, all of New Bedford; his wife Suzanne M. (Dextraze) Hart and her son Louis Luiz of New Bedford; sisters Roberta L. (Hart) Murray of Dartmouth and Rebecca L. Nunes and her husband Curt of Attleboro; his 2 brothers: Michael J. Hart of New Bedford and Andrew Hart and his wife Deidre of Dartmouth; his 3 nieces: Marissa Hart and her companion Joey, both of New Bedford, Samantha, and Sydney and 5 nephews: Ryan Murray of Boston, Thomas Crites of KY, Nathan, Brayden, and Jackson. Roger was an avid naturalist and camper, loving upstate NY. He leaves behind many friends and memories from the Southcoast area and beyond, from his many travels in and out of port.
Share in a celebration of his life, to which relatives and friends are respectfully invited, on Saturday, September 23rd, 2017 and at 12:00pm at Allendale Country Club.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made payable to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, donations can be mailed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.