Charles "Harry" Jarboe

I met Harry in Brevard, NC. He took computer classes from me at the local college. He was so delightful and he made many friends in my classes. I helped him in his home, learning more computer skills. He took my husband and I on a tour of his woodworking shop. I was sad he was moving. We had become fast friends. He told me he asked an outrageous price for his home, thinking it would not sell and delay his move. He was shocked how fast it sold. He was a fine gentleman as was his dear wife. He...

We both started together in Lifeboat at GLMA. I remember Harry as a gentleman and as a serious and dedicated student of the nautical sciences. Some years later, when I worked a stint as an engine officer aboard a NOAA ship, I met NOAA Corps Officers who had encountered Harry and related that they held him in high regard; both as a professional mariner and as a researcher.

I've recently been reading some books about Marines in the battle for Okinawa which led me to thinking about someone I met 23 years ago who was there as a 16 year old - Harry Jarboe. A web search led me to this page where I learned the sad news of his passing. I met Harry in 1998 when we were both enrolled as carpentry students at Lee County Vo-Tech in Ft. Myers, Florida. Though he was 40 years my senior and far more accomplished in his professional life than everyone else in the class, he...

I enjoyed many SCUBA diving trips with Harry in the Florida keys. Just a great guy, sorry I lost contact with him over the years. I knew two of his daughters, Nancy and Jamie, very sweet and beautiful ladies. It was a pleasure knowing Harry and two of his daughters.

Jim Cox
Eustis, FL

I enjoyed many SCUBA diving trips with Harry in the Florida keys. Just a great guy, sorry I lost contact with him over the years. I knew two of his daughters, Nancy and Jamie, very sweet and beautiful ladies. It was a pleasure knowing Harry and two of his daughters.

Jim Cox
Eustis, FL