Harry Wayne Lumley

Harry W. Lumley, 78, died November 21 in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was born in Topeka, Kansas, and in his youth, became the lead singer and organ player for the Lost Souls band. Lumley graduated from Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, and afterwards worked for the State of Kansas as Head of Information Resource Management until he began his State Department Foreign Service career in Mexico City in 1991. After two years in Mexico, he then served at U.S. Embassies in Morocco, Singapore, Italy and Russia - the latter three as Information Management Officer. Lumley's Washington assignments included serving as Deputy Executive Director, Director of Customer Service and Director of Information Technology Infrastructure. He completed his career as a Senior Foreign Service Officer in 2011, retiring after 22 years of service to Cave Creek, Arizona, where he and his wife were active in local hiking, biking and pickleball. He continued to pursue interests in technology, international affairs and nature conservation, doing volunteer work for the Desert Foothills Land Trust, Sierra Club Saguaro Group, Spur Cross Conservation Area, and Nature Conservancy.

He also had a strong passion for travelling and rediscovering familial roots. Lumley is survived by his wife of 57 years, Rebecca, of Cave Creek, AZ, his son, Dustin Lumley, living in Copenhagen, Denmark, and his two granddaughters and one grandson. He is further survived by two siblings, Alberta Huber and Linda Naugle, both of Topeka, Kansas.