with personal meetings with North or with President Reagan himself. Illness and departure from the NSC Donald Fortier left the NSC on medical leave in the spring of 1986, and died of cancer in August of that year. He was married, with one child, and resided in Bethesda, MD. Family Fortier's wife, Alison B. Fortier, is also a noted member of the U.S. intelligence community, having served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director of the NSC's Legislative Affairs Directorate in 1987–1988, and on the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy (1997). Also surviving Donald were his brother Tom Fortier, his parents Stella and Robert Fortier, and his son, Graham Fortier. His daughter, Merrill Fortier, was born in the October following his death. President Ronald Reagan wrote in his diary on September 9, 1986: "Don Fortier's family came by. A memorial service was held today. I couldn’t attend—security reasons—so his widow, small son, brother, parents & her parents came to the Oval Office". References 1947 births 1986 deaths Iran–Contra affair Miami University alumni University of Chicago alumni Reagan administration personnel United States Deputy National Security Advisors