Harry died August 5, 2019, in Great Falls, Montana. He and his brother Ron (FBX-64) grew up in various towns in Montana: Cutbank, Billings, Circle, and finally Great Falls. The family moved there in 1957 and Harry graduated from Great Falls High School. Harry first came to Alaska with Ron in the spring of 1970 and began working for BLM in helitack. He rookied in 1971 and jumped in Fairbanks until 1975 and went to Missoula for the 19767 season.

Ron remembers that he took Harry to a reunion in McCall and that it was a good time for Harry. Harry had had health problems during the past years which contributed to his death.