Diana Hopkins Halsted (Age 87) Daughter of Harry L. Hopkins. Diana Hopkins Halsted, a long-time national security expert for the U.S. Government, died of complications from pneumonia on August 26, 2020 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, VA. She was laid to rest next to her mother Barbara Duncan Hopkins at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Cemetery. A salute to her and celebration of her life will be held for friends and family at 6 p.m. Eastern on Friday, July 2, 2021 at the family homestead in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Halsted was the daughter of Barbara Duncan and Harry L. Hopkins, FDR's federal relief administrator and head of the WPA, secretary of commerce, and envoy to Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin during World War II. He was a tireless advocate for the unemployed during the Great Depression and his efforts at the wartime conferences with President Roosevelt helped to bring an end to World War II and to the defeat of fascism. In 1976, Mrs. Halsted married the late Dr. James A. Halsted, a nutrition researcher, of Hillsdale, New York. She was first married to the late Allin P. Baxter, who was also a national security expert for the U.S. Govern ment and an attorney for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mrs. Halsted attended the Madeira School in Great Falls, Virginia, studied at Brillantmont International School in Lausanne, Switzerland, did her undergraduate studies at Bryn Mawr College, and received a master's degree in foreign languages from Georgetown University. Born in New York City in 1932, Mrs. Halsted lived in the White House's Lincoln Suite for three-and-a-half years as a young child with her father, Harry L. Hopkins, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and their cherished dog Fala. While living at the White House, she planted a Victory Garden on the south lawn of the White House with Mrs. Roosevelt, met informally with the Queen of England, spent Christmas with the Roosevelts and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, was a regular participant at the White House annual Easter Egg Roll, and attended the 1940 Democratic National Convention in Chicago with her father. After her father's death, Diana Hopkins was raised by her step-mother Louise Macy Hopkins Gates and her step-father Geoffrey McNair Gates. Mrs. Gates once worked as the Paris-based fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar magazine. A recipient of many commendations for her national security work, Mrs. Halsted was a multi-linguist who worked for more than three decades on some of the most sensitive national security issues around the globe. Passionately dedicated to the education and empowerment of young women, Mrs. Halsted was a former Trustee of the Madeira School, and also served as the school's Director of Development in the mid-1970s. Diana Hopkins Halsted was the adored mother of Audrey Baxter Young and David Hopkins Baxter, mother-in-law of David John Young and Tammy Lynn Baxter, and the loving grandmother of Stephen Hopkins Baxter, Gates Hopkins Young, Katie Suzanne Baxter, Brooks Baxter Young, and Macy McNair Young. Diana was also a devoted aunt to her nine nieces and nephews living in the U.S., Germany, and Australia. She was an avid gardener, poodle lover, and an excellent "flambé-r' of plum pudding on Christmas. Diana Hopkins Halsted was the adored mother of Audrey Baxter Young and David Hopkins Baxter, mother-in-law of David John Young and Tammy Lynn Baxter, and the loving grandmother of Stephen Hopkins Baxter, Gates Hopkins Young, Katie Suzanne Baxter, Brooks Baxter Young, and Macy McNair Young. Diana was also a devoted aunt to her nine nieces and nephews living in the U.S., Germany, and Australia. She was an avid gardener, poodle lover, and an excellent "flambé-r' of plum pudding on Christmas.
Diana Hopkins Halsted (Age 87) Daughter of Harry L. Hopkins. Diana Hopkins Halsted, a long-time national security expert for the U.S. Government, died of complications from pneumonia on August 26, 2020 at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Fairfax, VA. She was laid to rest next to her mother Barbara Duncan Hopkins at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Cemetery. A salute to her and celebration of her life will be held for friends and family at 6 p.m. Eastern on Friday, July 2, 2021 at the family homestead in Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Halsted was the daughter of Barbara Duncan and Harry L. Hopkins, FDR's federal relief administrator and head of the WPA, secretary of commerce, and envoy to Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin during World War II. He was a tireless advocate for the unemployed during the Great Depression and his efforts at the wartime conferences with President Roosevelt helped to bring an end to World War II and to the defeat of fascism. In 1976, Mrs. Halsted married the late Dr. James A. Halsted, a nutrition researcher, of Hillsdale, New York. She was first married to the late Allin P. Baxter, who was also a national security expert for the U.S. Govern ment and an attorney for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Mrs. Halsted attended the Madeira School in Great Falls, Virginia, studied at Brillantmont International School in Lausanne, Switzerland, did her undergraduate studies at Bryn Mawr College, and received a master's degree in foreign languages from Georgetown University. Born in New York City in 1932, Mrs. Halsted lived in the White House's Lincoln Suite for three-and-a-half years as a young child with her father, Harry L. Hopkins, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and their cherished dog Fala. While living at the White House, she planted a Victory Garden on the south lawn of the White House with Mrs. Roosevelt, met informally with the Queen of England, spent Christmas with the Roosevelts and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, was a regular participant at the White House annual Easter Egg Roll, and attended the 1940 Democratic National Convention in Chicago with her father. After her father's death, Diana Hopkins was raised by her step-mother Louise Macy Hopkins Gates and her step-father Geoffrey McNair Gates. Mrs. Gates once worked as the Paris-based fashion editor for Harper's Bazaar magazine. A recipient of many commendations for her national security work, Mrs. Halsted was a multi-linguist who worked for more than three decades on some of the most sensitive national security issues around the globe. Passionately dedicated to the education and empowerment of young women, Mrs. Halsted was a former Trustee of the Madeira School, and also served as the school's Director of Development in the mid-1970s. Diana Hopkins Halsted was the adored mother of Audrey Baxter Young and David Hopkins Baxter, mother-in-law of David John Young and Tammy Lynn Baxter, and the loving grandmother of Stephen Hopkins Baxter, Gates Hopkins Young, Katie Suzanne Baxter, Brooks Baxter Young, and Macy McNair Young. Diana was also a devoted aunt to her nine nieces and nephews living in the U.S., Germany, and Australia. She was an avid gardener, poodle lover, and an excellent "flambé-r' of plum pudding on Christmas. Diana Hopkins Halsted was the adored mother of Audrey Baxter Young and David Hopkins Baxter, mother-in-law of David John Young and Tammy Lynn Baxter, and the loving grandmother of Stephen Hopkins Baxter, Gates Hopkins Young, Katie Suzanne Baxter, Brooks Baxter Young, and Macy McNair Young. Diana was also a devoted aunt to her nine nieces and nephews living in the U.S., Germany, and Australia. She was an avid gardener, poodle lover, and an excellent "flambé-r' of plum pudding on Christmas.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228622252/diana-halsted: accessed
), memorial page for Diana Hopkins Halsted (15 Nov 1932–26 Aug 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 228622252, citing Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington,
District of Columbia,
District of Columbia,
USA;
Maintained by Anderson of the GV (contributor 47464825).
Add Photos for Diana Hopkins Halsted
Fulfill Photo Request for Diana Hopkins Halsted
Photo Request Fulfilled
Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request
There is an open photo request for this memorial
Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request?
Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s).
Oops, something didn't work. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again.
Make sure that the file is a photo. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced.
All photos uploaded successfully, click on the <b>Done button</b> to see the photos in the gallery.
General photo guidelines:
Photos larger than 8.0 MB will be optimized and reduced.
Each contributor can upload a maximum of 5 photos for a memorial.
A memorial can have a maximum of 20 photos from all contributors.
The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional 10 photos (for a total of 30 on the memorial).
Include gps location with grave photos where possible.
No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments.)
You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial.
Memorial Photos
This is a carousel with slides. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel.
Quickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried.
Show Map
If the memorial includes GPS coordinates, simply click 'Show Map' to view the gravesite location within the cemetery. If no GPS coordinates are available, you can contribute by adding them if you know the precise location.
Photos
For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab.
Photos Tab
All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer.
Flowers
Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button.
Family Members
Family members linked to this person will appear here.
Related searches
Use the links under See more… to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc.
Sponsor This Memorial
Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option.
Share
Share this memorial using social media sites or email.
Save to
Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print.
Edit or Suggest Edit
Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager.
Have Feedback
Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you.
You may not upload any more photos to this memorial
"Unsupported file type"
Uploading...
Waiting...
Success
Failed
This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has photos
This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded photos to this memorial
This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has photos
This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded photos to this memorial
Invalid File Type
Uploading 1 Photo
Uploading 2 Photos
1 Photo Uploaded
2 Photos Uploaded
Added by
GREAT NEWS! There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery.
Sorry! There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request.
Enter numeric value
Enter memorial Id
Year should not be greater than current year
Invalid memorial
Duplicate entry for memorial
You have chosen this person to be their own family member.
Reported!
This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates.
0% Complete
Saved
Sign in or Register
Sign in to Find a Grave
Sign-in to link to existing account
There is a problem with your email/password.
There is a problem with your email/password.
There is a problem with your email/password.
We encountered an unknown problem. Please wait a few minutes and try again. If the problem persists contact Find a Grave.
We’ve updated the security on the site. Please reset your password.
Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Please contact Find a Grave at [email protected] if you need help resetting your password.
This account has been disabled. If you have questions, please contact [email protected]
This account has been disabled. If you have questions, please contact [email protected]
Email not found
Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person.
Sign in to your existing Find a Grave account. You’ll only have to do this once—after your accounts are connected, you can sign in using your Ancestry sign in or your Find a Grave sign in.
We found an existing Find a Grave account associated with your email address. Sign in below with your Find a Grave credentials to link your Ancestry account. After your accounts are connected you can sign in using either account.
Please enter your email to sign in.
Please enter your password to sign in.
Please enter your email and password to sign in.
There is a problem with your email/password.
A system error has occurred. Please try again later.
A password reset email has been sent to EmailID. If you don't see an email, please check your spam folder.
We encountered an unknown problem. Please wait a few minutes and try again. If the problem persists contact Find a Grave.
Password Reset
Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code.
Registration Options
Welcome to Find a Grave
Create your free account by choosing an option below.
or
Ancestry account link
To create your account, Ancestry will share your name and email address with Find a Grave. To continue choose an option below.
or
If you already have a Find a Grave account, please sign in to link to Ancestry®.
New Member Registration
Email is mandatory
Email and Password are mandatory
This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Resend Activation Email
Your password is not strong enough
Invalid Email
You must agree to Terms and Conditions
Account already exists
Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox
Internal Server error occurred
If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map
You must select an email preference
We have sent you an activation email
Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters.
We just emailed an activation code to
Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account.
cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list.
cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list.
cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list.
Within 5 miles of your location.
Within 5 kilometers of your location.
0 cemeteries found in .
0 cemeteries found.
Add a cemetery to fulfill photo requests
You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below.
Search above to list available cemeteries.
Getting location…
Loading...
Loading...
No cemeteries found
Find a Grave Video Tutorials
Default Language
Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [email protected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Thanks for your help!
Preferred Language
We have set your language to based on information from your browser.