Harry Cecil Rollins

Harry graduated from Citrus HS in Inverness, FL where he was in the drama club and lettered in baseball and basketball 3 years in row. He continued his education at a junior college in Ocala and completed his undergraduate studies at USF graduating in 1977.

He honorably served his country in the US Navy during the Vietnam war, repairing A-4 planes on the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard.

Professionally, Harry worked with the US Geological Survey in offices in FL, AL, and KY. He retired as District Chief of Kentucky in 2001 after 35 years.

Harry met the love of his life, on a bus stop heading to Junior College in Ocala. Rebecca Gavin, and they married on April 17, 1963, in Inverness, Fl. Together for 40 years, they raised three sons, enjoyed gardening, board games, loved to travel, and visited all 50 states together.

In retirement he enjoyed traveling, going on adventures with family members to Scotland, Italy, Isreal, and cruising down the Amazon and through the Panama Canal.

Harry was an ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA), annually smoked the Thanksgiving turkey, loved word puzzles, deer hunting, and was a champion poker player. He loved all sports and was a lifelong fan of the Boston Celtics, the NFL, etc. His favorite sport was college football, and he was an avid fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide and was never happier than when he could shout "Roll Tide" on a fall football Saturday.

Harry is preceded in death by his parents, Marno and Norman, siblings Norma Van Nice and Marno Golab, and his wife, Beckie Rollins. He leaves behind sons, Harold (Linda) Rollins; David (Libby) Rollins; William (Andrea) Rollins, 4 grandchildren, Rachael, Jacob, Mac, and Autumn; brother, John Rollins, and cousins and friends.