Harry-Rheem-Obituary

Harry Rheem

Palm Springs, California

1949 - 2020

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Rheem, Harry Allen, Jr. July 10, 1949 - June 21, 2020 H. Allen Rheem, Jr. (Allen), passed away on Sunday, June 21st in Palm Springs, CA. He was born July 10, 1949 in Denver, CO, where he spent most of his life, leaving only to attend college, until he retired to Palm Springs in 2008. Allen was...

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Being in Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific and the middle of COVID19, I got the news about Allen's passing just now. So sorry I hadn't seen Allen in many years. We grew up in Denver a year apart, but went to GW together and then to Dartmouth together. We were on the same relay team at GW that won the state meet. When I quit backstroke, Allen kept butterflying all the way through 3 NCAA All American years at Dartmouth. Both in high school and college Allen was amazing ... he came...

What a great guy! I loved swimming with him competitively when we were kids and then later in life. I will never ever forget watching him move through the water with a butterfly stroke that so elegant and powerful.

Allen, was a classmate and fraternity brother at Dartmouth, a great swimmer and simply one of the nicest guys youd ever meet. So very sorry to hear of his passing.

Allen was a very special friend to us. He will be dearly missed, but we are so glad that he was a big part of our lives for so many years.
We send our heartfelt condolences to Mark and to his three children and four grandchildren. Tim & Rich