Charles Harmon Reed Jr.

Harmon Reed, AIA, architect was born in Martinsville, Virginia. He grew up in a traditional family in the Myers Park Neighborhood. He followed his father into the profession of Architecture and graduated from Clemson University in 1966. He was a big fan of the Tigers. So much so, he was a member of the Clemson Tiger Band for all four years of his schooling at Clemson.

After college, he was drafted into the Army where he attended OCS and was sworn in as a second lieutenant in the Army Corps of Engineers. He was sent to Vietnam as a leader of Construction projects where he built camps for the Army Green Beret soldiers. He was awarded a Bronze Star with Valor for his actions in Vietnam.

After returning to the States, he joined Freeman White, as a healthcare architect designer. One of his major projects was a new hospital for McLeod Health in Florence, South Carolina. His design for that Hospital was groundbreaking and won several design awards for the unique medical related layout of the floor plans.

Several years later, he moved to Tampa, Florida where he joined Odell Associates Inc. as the Principal in Charge of Healthcare Architecture. He recruited a key group of architects to work with him on many projects in Florida, as well as additional work at the McLeod Hospital campus.

He was recruited to join the Odell office in Greenville, SC to work on several Shriners Children’s Hospital projects throughout the United States. He later transferred to the OAI office in Charlotte and became the healthcare planner for a major military medical center strategic planning process in the UAE. He culminated his professional Career designing Facilities for the Veteran Administration across the Southeast. He considered this one of his proudest Professional accomplishments serving his fellow Veterans.

Harmon was preceded in death by his wife Dorinda, his parents Charles H Reed Sr, and Grace L. Reed, sister Julia Ann Reed Hartzell and is survived by brother Edward C Reed and his wife Sandra H Reed of Greer, SC and his niece Alicia L Reed of Charleston, SC and brother-in-law Lee Hatrzel. Harmon and Dorinda lived in their retirement home in Chapin, South Carolina. She was the love of his life. They also loved their two pet dogs very much. Harmon served on the Board for the Town of Chapin.

Harmon was a fun-loving person and had a ski villa house in the Fosco, North Carolina area earlier in his life as a ski bum. He once owned a motorboat which he named “While You’re Up…“. What a hoot! He will be missed by his many friends and neighbors and clients. Harmon requested that in lieu of Flowers consider making a donation to the Patriot Military Family Foundation, 129 Fast Lane, Ste 200, Mooresville, NC 28117. Donations in Honor Of Harmon Reed can be made at: https://patriotmilitaryfamilyfoundation.org/direct-donations/

A memorial service will be held at a later date.