Writer, artist, scholar, educator and neighbor — Della Hardman was warmly remembered Saturday for her many contributions to the Vineyard on the annual day that bears her name and has been celebrated since 2005.
Della L. Brown Hardman Was Educator, Gazette Columnist
By ALEXIS TONTI
Della Louise Brown Hardman, the artist and educator who enriched the
Vineyard community as much by her gentle and gracious presence as by her
far-reaching volunteerism, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, at the Martha's
Vineyard Hospital following a brief heart-related illness. She was 83.