Robert T. Hiatt ’64

Robert T. Hiatt ’64, of Minneapolis; Sept. 14. After Brown, he volunteered with the Peace Corps and spent three years in Panama, where he met his future wife. They settled in Washington, D.C., and he trained volunteers for VISTA before working for the Rural Housing Alliance. They moved to South Dakota in 1972 to join the S.D. Office of Economic Development. He eventually became the executive director of the S.D. Housing Development Authority. He also had a business, Flying Lobsters, that flew live Maine lobsters to Pierre, S.D. He earned a law degree from the University of South Dakota, opened a law office, and later became the Crow Creek Reservation’s tribal prosecutor. They moved to Minneapolis for his wife to attend graduate school and for him to try a variety of careers that included bartender, service dealer, real-estate agent, and kickboxer before accepting the position of retiree. In retirement he enjoyed puzzles, cooking, reading, collecting art, and taking road trips. He is survived by his wife, Dee; a daughter; and a son.