Discover the Best Books Written by T. Fred Harvey
Thiele Fred Harvey, age 98, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas. Born on October 29, 1923, in Memphis, TX, to parents Thiele Fowler Harvey ad Jessie Lee Searcy. Fred, his seven sisters, and one brother grew up in Abilene and Odessa, Texas. He served in the US Marine Corps in WWII until he was wounded on Iwo Jima.
He went to college at Panhandle A&M and earned his master's degree at West Texas State. In the 1950s, he coached baseball and football at Ysleta High School in El Paso, Texas. In the 1960’s he coached football at Eastwood High School in El Paso. In the 1970s, he coached football at Littleton High School in Littleton, Colorado.
He spent the rest of his career in education with the Department of Defense in South Korea and Turkey. In his retirement, he wrote a book, “Hell Yes I’d Do It All Again,” traveling to book signings, speaking engagements, and presentations to school groups.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Thiele and Jessie Harvey, six sisters and his brother, and his daughter Mary Lou Harvey Sauriol. T Fred is survived by his son, Charles R. Harvey “Chuck,” his sister Pattie Maddox, his granddaughters Kerry Gossman, Katie Brown, and Kendra Fortner, and four great-grandchildren.