Harry Oswald
Dear NAVA Members and Friends:
We were
saddened to learn that our friend Harry Oswald passed away early Saturday, March
1, 2008. He spent several weeks in the hospital, endured surgeries and other
medical interventions but was unable to recover from cancer. It was Harry's
wishes that he be cremated. A small family-only service will be held. His family
is preparing a short biography that will soon be posted on a Web site with
photos so that Harry's friends around the world can remember and celebrate his
life.
Harry was a NAVA member since 1988,
he served ably on the Membership Committee for several years, and he organized
NAVA 28 in Portland in 1994. He was the founder of the Portland Flag
Association and was the moving force behind the creation of the Japanese
Vexillological Association. He consistently attended NAVA meetings and
international congresses of vexillology, the latest being in Berlin in August,
where he was resplendent, as always, in his white tuxedo and Texas-flag tie and
cummerbund.
Harry shared an interest
in shooting sports with his grandson, Scott, and was an active adult member of
the Brazos 4H Shooting Sports Club. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
in Harry’s memory can be sent to: Brazos Co. 4-H sportsman Club, P.O. Box 5953,
Bryan, TX 77805 noting that it is for their building fund.
Diane Oswald and Ted
Kaye
Harry Oswald hat in Berlin am XXII.ICV FlagBerlin 2007 ebenso wie an
vielen früheren Kongressen teilgenommen. Wir trauern um einen
guten Freund und werden sein Andenken bewahren.
Gerd Vehres
Jörg Majewski
© DGF
Stand: 02.03.2008
JM
