Henry Houston Hawley, III

1934 - 2019  (85 years)

• Name	Henry Houston Hawley  [1]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	5 Jan 1934	Dallas, Dallas, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Aug 2019	Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio   [1, 2]
  Burial	Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio   [1]
  Person ID	I293604	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Henry Houston Hawley, Jr.,   b. 14 Jul 1906, Texas d. 12 Feb 1981 (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Eva Smither,   b. 23 Sep 1910, Texas d. 20 Apr 1989, ..., Dallas, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F209440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Steve Vassos,   b. 20 Jan 1927, Huntington, Lorain, Ohio d. 12 Feb 2020, Hunting Valley, Cuyahoga, Ohio (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F209442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2021

  
  

• Notes

  The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH) August 10, 2019 HENRY HOUSTON HAWLEY died Thursday, August 8, 2019 at his home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. A Dallas native and graduate of Highland Park High School, Mr. Hawley earned degrees from Stanford University, The University of Delaware and Harvard University. He served as a Winterthur Fellow for two years. Mr. Hawley joined the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1960. He was a renowned scholar and researcher who authored over 70 works. During his 42 year involvement with the Decorative Arts Department, he acquired significant pieces from the museum's collection and curated renowned exhibitions. Holding the title of Curator of Baroque and later Decorative Arts and Sculpture, he led the department to a position of worldwide eminence. Mr. Hawley is survived by his partner of 56 years, George Vassos; his sister, Florine Hawley Moore (Judge William R. Moore, Jr.); his brother, John Richard Hawley (Marcia Merritt Hawley); his sister Sarah Hawley Dunning (Thomas Mayborn Dunning); and eight nieces and nephews and their families.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9762] Cemetery index, Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, (Find-a-Grave). [S69053] Obituary, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Henry Houston Hawley, (August 10, 2019).