Dr. Herman E. "Bud" Harms

Dr Harms has remained with me always. I remember many of the things he said, like"All is yellow to the jaundiced eye, what I am is what I spy" and feel free to quote them to young people and irritate them into thinking about what is under the surface. I also periodically mysteriously burst into "Please release me, let me go" and then laugh. :-)

He always called us by Mister or Miss and our last name in class and expected us to live up to that respect. I learned many important...

I was in Dr. Harms Euro History class in 1981 and he was very influenced by him. I saw him many years after that at the Webb library and always loved talking to him. I have some very good memories of Dr. Harms, always kind.

I graduated from N.B Forrest in 1981 and have always considered Dr. Harms to be one of the biggest influences in my life. Like him, I went into teaching, and my greatest professional goal is to be the history teacher that he was to me and to so many others. Even as I write this, I have beside me a wooden carved reindeer ornament that he gave to me and other students when we visited his house just before Christmas one year. God bless you, Dr. Harms. The world is a lesser place without you.

I met Dr. Harms in the spring of 1981, when I became a substitute teacher at Forrest. Since I lived in Timuquana not too far from Dr. Harms, he offered to give me a ride to work every day. That's the only time I have ever ridden in a Mercury convertible and the car was three years older than me at the time .

The conversations to and from work made for some of the best experiences of my life. Dr. Harms was really first rate and I will always cherish the memory of those rides to work...

I remember when Dr. Harms took over my AP History class in my junior year; I was worried because of the stories I'd heard about him. Luckily, the stories turned out to be true, and I learned a lot from Dr. Harms, and enjoyed the process. Dr. Harms is one of the few teachers that I remember with fondness.

Dr Harms (in my high school years) and Bud (afterwards) was a wonderful inspiration, with a keen sense of humor and an uplifting, vibrant personality. I will never forget the essays returned with "swimming" and a picture of a boat on the top.

He encouraged me and believed in me, and those two qualities are irreplaceable, and, to me, epitomized the wonderful teacher, guide, and friend that was Bud Harms.

Helen - God Bless you and be with you.

Mrs Harms, Just to let you know how sorry I am for your loss and ours. Dr. Harms had to be one of my favorite teachers of all time.I was never bored, he always tried to make class interesting. I loved all his little sayings. To this day he's the best! Robin Kight Hall, RN NB Forrest "77

Helen and Bud Harms

One could not have a better neighbor than Bud Harms. He kept a keen eye on the neighborhood and was always ready to lend a hand. Just last year he got soaked to the skin turning off our water at the meter as it gushed thirty feet into the air. Then there was the time that he left a "present" on our front steps that our cat had deposited on his lawn. That night we left him roses in a cat litter bucket, Helen made two beautiful arrangements with them, and we all had a good laugh. We will really...