Richard Harwood, resident of Coeur d’Alene since 1978, passed away

peacefully on July 31, 2010, in the presence of family. He was born in

1922 in Portsmouth, Ohio, and served during World War II as an

aviation cadet and ensign in the U.S. Navy. He studied engineering at

the University of Cincinnati and in 1951 moved with his wife to San

Diego, Calif., where he rose through the ranks at Convair/General

Dynamics to become a senior project engineer, working on programs

that included NASA’s Apollo tracking stations and those related to

national security. He retired in 1972.

His first marriage, to Alice Arganbright Harwood, ended in divorce. In

1986 he married Lillian (Frantz) Oakes, who survives him. He is also

survived by his children, Stephanie Harwood and Benjamin Harwood,

both of Connecticut, Brian Harwood, of San Diego, Calif., and Ben and his

wife Maureen’s son Alexander, all of whom remember him with love and

respect.

He greatly valued the friends he made in Coeur d’Alene, and cherished

his relationships with Lillian’s children and their families, who live

in the Spokane Valley and Tacoma.

At his request, no services will be held. He will rest with his wife’s

family in Pines Cemetery in Spokane Valley, with burial arranged

through English Funeral Chapel.

His family extends their deep gratitude to the caring staff at Legends

Park Assisted Living and Applegate Hospice, who were a support not

only to him but to them.