Robert L. Hartley, president of the Mountain Heart Foundation, worked tirelessly to ensure the successful operation of a summer camp program for children with congenital heart disease. Taking advantage of a 2002 matching opportunity from the Dr. Thomas Walker Memorial Health Foundation, the Mountain Heart Fund was established. The annual income from this fund will be used for young people with heart defects to attend Camp Mountain Heart at no cost. Mr. Hartley was a 1943 WVU graduate. He was founder of Camp Mountain Heart, was sited in Morgantown’s 100 Influential Citizens and received the 2006 West Virginia Governor’s Service Award. Robert passed away in 2011.
