HAROLD WILSON

WILSON HAROLD 'HAL' H., JR. Of Media, PA passed away on August 19, 2021 at the age of 91 after battling a breakthrough case of Covid-19. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Harold H. Wilson, Sr. and Mildred Wilson, née Stroud. Harold was predeceased in 2000 by his beloved wife of 43 years, Lynn Wilson, née Backus. He is survived by his children Christopher (Amy) Wilson, Elizabeth (William) Ruvo, and Ramah (Ronald) Randall; grandchildren Katharine Wilson, Andrew Wilson, Anthony Ruvo, Patrick Ruvo, Jack Randall and David Randall. A graduate of Mount Lebanon High School, where he was on the cross-country team, Mr. Wilson attended Penn State University on an NROTC Scholarship and graduated in 1951 with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. At Penn State he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity (where he was known as "Brooms") and remained involved for many years. After college Mr. Wilson was commissioned as an Ensign in the U.S. Navy and assigned to the U.S.S. Cabot, a small aircraft carrier. He later was transferred to the United States Naval Academy where he was an instructor in Electronics. He was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1955. Mr. Wilson had a long career in business development and sales at several engineering firms, including Westinghouse, Gilbert Associates and United Engineers & Constructors. He retired from United Engineers & Constructors (which had become Raytheon Engineers & Constructors) in 1995 as Vice President of Business Development and served on the Board of Directors. He then served as a consultant to the company for several years. Mr. Wilson enjoyed life immensely, traveled extensively (over 70 countries), and was a sports enthusiast. He attended twelve Olympic Games including in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Far East and Australia. He also attended four soccer World Cups including in the U.S., Mexico, Spain and South Korea. Over most of his lifetime he was a serious collector of sports memorabilia, including college football, college basketball, Olympic games, and World Cup Soccer. He was also a collector of street and interurban railway memorabilia. His collections are recognized as world class and will become part of the Special Collections at Penn State's Library. He was very active on the Delaware County Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and was elected to the Hall of Fame of the Delaware County Chapter as Sports Historian in June 2008. Additionally, he was a staff contributor to the Pennsylvania Football News and the author of nearly 50 articles on Great PA Teams. Services will be private at the request of the family due to Covid-19. In lieu of flowers contributions in Harold's name can be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association. www.cavanaghfuneralhome.com