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Remembering Harold! He was a wonderful colleague, mentor and friend. I will cherish our friendship forever!
Gabrielle Nikolin
July 24, 2025 | Work
Dallas, Texas
1940 - 2024
Our "Pops," Harold Illich was born on December 17, 1940, in Kansas City, Missouri and died on July 15, 2024. Harold's family moved to Fort Worth, Texas within a year of his birth. Harold grew up in Fort Worth as the son of an aviator and a nurse. Harold's father discouraged an aviation career but...
Read MoreRemembering Harold! He was a wonderful colleague, mentor and friend. I will cherish our friendship forever!
Gabrielle Nikolin
July 24, 2025 | Work
I just saw this post! Very sad to hear Harold has passed on. He was a legend at Pioneer and always took a personal interest in his colleagues. He was a wonderful mentor too and when I think of him, I will always remember good times! Memory Eternal.
Gabrielle Nikolin
September 20, 2024 | Work
What a wonderful and loving man. They, alas, made few like him
Tom Stephenson
August 13, 2024 | Friend
We were so sad to hear about Harold's passing. How many years were our kids in school and carpool together?? What wonderful years those were. And what a great neighborhood we had!!! I always remember Harold telling me how much he loved Whitney and how she made him happy to drive carpool because she was always so happy and spunky! He was a sweet person and will be missed by all who knew him. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
Margaret, Courtney and Whitney Ashley
August 01, 2024 | Friend
As Harold and Nanette's across-the-street neighbors, we were very sad to learn of Harold's passing. He was a man of incredible integrity and values. Seeing him as the patriarch of a beautiful, close-knit family with so much bustling activity particularly on the weekends added so much to the neighborhood. It won't be the same without him. His sense of humor was palpable, too, the moment you met him. We'll never forget his warm welcoming of us as neighbors a decade ago and his progressive...
Alex & Sylvia
July 30, 2024 | Friend
Harold has been a dear friend for over 50 years . I first met Harold when he was on his hands and knees underneath a table at the furniture store I managed, and I crawled underneath it to introduce myself. He was a fellow woodworker and was going to copy the base. That was beginning of a beautiful friendship that grew to include our mutual families who shared many adventures together at the W. camp in Estes Park, Including climbing Longs Peak , overnight camping trips in freezing rain, Many...
Garrett Boone
July 28, 2024 | Friend
I am very sorry to hear about Harold's passing. He was a great mentor and kind person. He taught me a lot about geochemistry during the time we worked together at Pioneer.
Todd Longbottom
July 25, 2024 | Work
My name is MARIA, I am the mother of Alex and Sylvia who are neighbors across the street. I visit often from My name is Maria, my children Sylvia and Alex live across the street from Netsy and Harold. I visit often from Tulsa and it was always delightful to be greeted with a big wave and hello from them. What a wonderful family history. I am certain the neighborhood is sad. Tulsa
Maria Lyda
July 25, 2024 | Other