Dana Darwin Hummel

May 4, 1935 - December 13, 2023

Ms. Hummel is a retired research librarian and information technology specialist having a diverse career with the military, U.S. Embassies and Washington D.C. 'Think Tanks'. Fluent in Spanish, she helped abused women who had escaped deplorable conditions from embassies in Washington D.C. For her work in that area, she received an Outstanding Women of Fairfax, Virginia award. She assisted her husband who was the U.S. Embassy Military Attache in several Hispanic countries. She was a member and distinguished president of the Fairfax County Public Library Board. Four large libraries were built under her leadership. She was active politically and served as a delegate to a Virginia State convention. She was a leading fund raiser for two U.S. universities. She taught Spanish at high schools and English as a second language. She was a Soccer Mom before the term was invented. In her retirement, over a 14-year period she was a board member and ten-year president of her condominium association. Athletically active from youth she mastered horsemanship, rock climbing, mountain climbing and taught skiing in Aspen, Colorado. In retirement she won a two-day women's golf tournament. She is an excellent cook and has won many awards for her needlework including a sweepstakes ribbon at a Sarasota, Florida major arts festival.

Ms. Hummel earned her B.A. in Art History at Smith College with an emphasis in architecture. Her MLIS (Master of Library and Information Science) from Denver University. She was a graduate of Army Language School Presidio of Monterey, CA. Graduate studies at Stanford University and three Mexican universities. A graduate of Northern Virginia Business School and graduate studies at La Universita Italiana per Stranieri in Perugia, Italy.

Ms. Hummel is survived by her life companion, Clyde A. Hill; her children, Kevin Mallet, Kerry Mallet Shantz and Pierre Mallet; her grandchildren, Emily Shantz, Eric Shantz, Peter Mallet and Katie Mallet Channell.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Darius Waterhouse Darwin, MD and Merle W. Whitman; and her brother, Darius W. Darwin.

A private inurnment service will be held at Sarasota National Cemetery.