Harry William Deal

Harry William Deal Harry William Deal passed away January 5, 2012 in Marble Falls, Texas. He was 90 years old. Harry William Deal was born on June 9, 1921 in Dallas, Texas. He served in the Navy in the Pacific from 1942 to the end of WWII, first on a Navy tanker and later on a destroyer. He returned home a decorated sailor, though he never considered himself a hero. His experiences during this period are the foundation for his book, Venus Rising. After the war, Harry bootstrapped himself from manual labor at Pan American Airways into management at Texas Instruments, where he was a safety engineer. His love of reading, especially history shines through in his writing. Harry was working on a second book at the time of his death. Harry and his wife Yvonne have been married for 64 years. Harry is survived by his wife, Yvonne Rivers Deal and three loving children, Beverly Deal Gebhardt and son-in-law Ben Gebhardt; Stephen Deal; Suzanne Deal Booth and son-in-law David Booth; and four grandchildren, Sarah Rivers Deal, Erin Deal Booth, Charles William Deal and David Chandler Booth. A celebration of life will be held Sunday, January 8th at 2:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church followed by a graveside service at the City of Marble Falls Cemetery. First United Methodist Church is located at 1101 Bluebonnet Drive, Marble Falls, Texas 78654, Tel: 830-693-4341. The City of Marble Falls Cemetery is located at 300 South Avenue S, Marble Falls, TX 78654, Tel: 830-693-1769.