Susan Barnhart has something in common with Bob Hope, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, and police officers and soldiers who’ve died in the line of duty. A post office has been named for her.
The 53-year-old U.S. Postal Service employee at the Washington Crossing office along River Road was killed in the July 2023 flash floods in Upper Makefield. She was swept away with her dog, Koda.
On the morning of July 11, in a brief, poignant ceremony, her sister, Lynda Barnhart, unveiled a plaque honoring her service.
“Today we honor someone who isn’t a national celebrity or war hero, but a person whose personal touch resonated with the people she served,” said Edward Williamson, former postmaster of Washington, D.C.
Williamson said it’s tough to rename a post office.
“It literally takes an act of Congress,” he added.
