Thiele "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 masters degree at West Texas State. In the 1950s he coached baseball and football at Ysleta High School in El Paso, Texas. In the 1960s 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 Id Do It All Again", traveled to book signings and 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 grand daughters Kerry Gossman, Katie Brown and Kendra Fortner, and four great grandchildren.

A memorial service is scheduled at the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg Texas, February 26, at 10:30 AM.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to www.operationmeatball.com.