[Durham INC] Remembering Harry Dawley

[tom miller]

Dear INC friends:

 

Today I was saddened to see in the Herald obituaries that Harry Dawley
passed away.  Harry was the delegate for Trinity Park for many years and was
active in INC's committees and government during the 1980s and 1990s. Harry
cared passionately about Durham neighborhoods and Trinity Park in
Particular.  The neighborhood could hardly have found a more dedicated
person to represent it.  Harry was a unique person.  He had a career in the
military and then a second career in the corporate world as a pilot, a head
hunter, and then as a personnel director.  He was bright and vigorous.  He
loved older homes and politics (different than mine, but we came together at
INC).  He was a real renaissance man with surprising range of interests.  I
even looked up at the television one night to see Harry on the Antiques
Roadshow.  He had some fabulous piece of Georgian furniture that made the
show's experts drool.  It had the right dovetails and. well you have seen
the show. (I can't remember if it would have been worth more had he just
left the original finish alone.)

 

Durham is a poorer place with Harry gone.

 

My sympathy goes out to his partner, Dennis.  

 

Tom

 

Here is Harry's obit:

HARRY DAWLEY OBITUARY

Harry F. Dawley, Jr.

October 8, 2022

Durham, North Carolina - Harry F. Dawley Jr., born June 24, 1934 in
Woodbury, GA to the late Harry F. Dawley Sr. and Jane Williams Dawley,
passed away at his home in Durham, NC on Friday, October 8, 2022. He was
predominantly raised in Valdosta, GA, graduating from Valdosta High School
in 1951 where he was involved in the Key Club and was captain of the golf
team. After high school, he attended and graduated from The Citadel in
Charleston, SC in 1955, and having achieved the rank of 2nd LT. While at
Citadel he was captain of the golf team for 4 years.

Mr. Dawley entered the Air Force in September 1955 and went through basic
training and flight training at Kinston AFB, NC on a single engine craft.
His next assignment was Lackland AFB, TX for orientation to USAF. The first
major assignment was back at Kinston and more training with a single engine
craft. Finishing at Kinston, the next assignment was Lubbock AFB, TX for
B-25 training for about 6 months. Next, Mr. Dawley's first flying assignment
was at Smyrna AFB, TN flying C119's and learning to drop troops. Following
that assignment, he was sent to Dreux AFB, France flying support for NATO
bases in Turkey, Greece, England, France, Germany and other countries
including Italy where his piloting skills helped the survival of several
troops and crew of 3, when the plane crashed on the beach in Italy from a
run-away prop. After spending almost 3 years in France, he was reassigned to
Stewart AFB, NY for some time where he continued troop drops at Ft.
Campbell, KY and flying supplies to various AFB's including Central America.

Upon finishing his tour at Stewart, Mr. Dawley resigned in 1962 and moved to
Georgia where he took a job flying the private company plane for Bill
Marriott, the president of Lay's Potato Chips for a year and then joined
Atlanta Consultants Executive Search Firm. After a couple of years, he had
established relations with several companies including Coca Cola USA who
contacted him to look for someone for a recruiting function person, for
which he applied and got. Within a year, he became head of the department
and grew to be executive recruiter for all of Coke USA. Having served well
for 7 years at Coke, Mr. Dawley was recruited by Liggett & Myers in Durham,
NC where he accepted the position of head Personnel Director. In early 1980,
Liggett moved to Montvale, NJ where he became director of HR for Liggett
Group ad they diversified. He stayed there until his retirement in December
1987.

After retirement, Mr. Dawley moved back to Durham and became involved with
The Trinity Park HOA, the Mayors Advisory Council, YMCA and several other
board. In retirement, he played much golf several times a week. On his 69th
birthday, he shot a 60 and shot his age at least once a year thru 80 years
of age. Mr. Dawley played in the Olympic Senior Golf games and came in
nationally at #18 in age 70 to 75 group. He enjoyed life in good health
until April 2017 when he suffered a debilitating stroke that took it's toll.
He dealt with that until his death.

Mr. Dawley is survived by several cousins and his partner of 56 years and
spouse of 3 years, D. Dickerson; and also his live-in CNA Gale Plummer of 3
years. He will be missed by many friends and neighbors.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Monday, October 10th
at Clements Funeral Home in Durham. A graveside service will be held at
11:00 am on Wednesday, October 12th at Woodbury Cemetery in Woodbury,
Georgia where he will be laid to rest beside his parents. The family is
being assisted by Clements Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. in Durham.
Online condolences can be made at www.clementsfuneralservice.com.

 

 

Published by The Herald Sun on Oct. 9, 2022.

 

 

 

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