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He was preceded in death by his parents. His wife, Catherine survives and three sons; Jeff J. (Dawn) Canterbury of Petersburg, IL, Scott L. Canterbury of Manito, IL and William L. Canterbury of Peoria, IL, as well as Grandchildren, Alexandra Canterbury, Grace Canterbury, Hannah Canterbury, Marisa Canterbury and Blaytn Koonce., Great- grandsons William and Teegyn Canterbury, maternal Aunt Lois Sunderlund, AZ and paternal Aunts Ruth Moulton, IL and Barbara Griffith, AL.
Harry started ASO TV show in 1994 on PBS station WTVP then created a monthly magazine in 1996 named Adventure Sports Outdoors. ASO TV can be seen today on YouTube.com at ASOMagazine and his Canterbury Tales can be found at ASOMagazine.com. Over the years, he hosted several Sunday morning radio shows. He spent 17 years in the auto industry and 13 years working for CAT.
Harry was a 26 year Mason, currently a member of Grand View Lodge #1112, Peoria Heights, IL and Moose Lodge of North Port, FL. He was very musical singing, playing the bagpipes & trombone.
A Celebration of Life will be held on his birthday with graveside services on Sunday, June 26, 2022 starting at 2:30 pm in North Division of Springdale Cemetery; followed by private gathering at Kelleher's Pub in Peoria.
Memorial donations can be made in Harry's name to the Veterans program at Goodwill of Central IL.
Friends and family may sign the online guestbook by logging onto www.wrightandsalmon.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Michael David Raya
June 9, 2022
Harry, you lived your dream. Thanks for including me. We traveled many a mile together and had many adventures. We published hundreds of unique articles and delivered thousands of magazines, all to the delight of tens of thousands of loyal readers.
As you always said, "Keep you worm wet and your powder dry!"
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Bill & Jo Bro
April 17, 2022
Cathy, you have our sympathy. Harry was a wonderful guy-he´ll surely be missed!
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