Harold L. Schlosser

When I was about 11 my dad and I went to our beach condo to check on it right after a hurricane-the weather was still rough and I loved it. My dad was not much of a beach person back then (although he is now) and I was pretty bored. Buddy came down and spent hours with me on the beach collecting all the cool stuff; huge gross clams, ray egg cases, shells, etc. Even though he was "really old" to me back in the 70's he was a lot of fun that day. Thanks Buddy!

Buddy - a man to whom I have and will always hold a profound amount of respect and admiration. While I and my wife, Carolyn, only had the good fortune in getting to know Buddy more closely during the time we lived in Kensington, MD about 10 years ago, we were so fortunate to have that time. In particular, I was so impressed by his skill and love for his profession - and my only regret is that we never got to construct the home that he drafted for us! (we ended up moving back to New England)...

we will miss you very much buddy . You spent a lot of time with me instilling what a proper construction site should look like. I owe you much . Semper fi my friend. Eric Super Millersville, Md

I got to know Buddy in the last decade of his life. My husband Courtney, Buddy’s youngest brother, and I stayed at his house while in the DC area and the following year he visited Courtney and I at our summer cottage in Massachusetts. Although I had heard that Buddy was a swimmer, I was not prepared for his comfort with the Massachusetts beach. He used a cane to navigate the trek to the surf over the sand dunes. When I get to the beach, I like to ‘set up camp,’ test the waters and get up my...

A Legend of Honor: Harold L. Schlosser (Buddy)
My first, most vivid memory of Buddy was when he returned home from his time as a Marine following World War II. When Buddy was only 17 years old, at the height of the War in the Pacific, he pleaded with his mother and father to sign the papers for his early military service and a full year before the draft would have taken him. Although Buddy’s grandfather had sought a safe refuge in America for his five sons and daughter, during the...

I will always remember Uncle Buddy with a big smile - and that twinkle in his eye... much love and peace, Jozy (Schlosser) Mainelli xo

Buddy is a very special person to me. Remember meeting him on a cruise ship sometime back. First thing that drew me to him that both he and my father are WWII vets. All he had to do is where it WWII vet hat and people would go out of their way to thank him. I feel very lucky to have met him and there will always be a warm place in my heart for him.