HARRY F. FORBES ’49

HARRY F. FORBES, a retired business executive, died Sept. 20, 2008. He was 83. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, he was the brother of the late Duncan P. Forbes Jr. ’48 and of the late Daniel L. Taylor ’51. During World War II he served in the U.S. Navy. He was associated with the Gunite Foundry, founded in 1854 by his great–great–great–grandfather, for many years before moving to Michigan to join his son in business. An avid golfer, he held the low amateur course record of 63 at the Rockford Country Club, and more recently, he wrote a novel about his World War II experiences in the South Pacific. His wife, Audrey Harrison Forbes, predeceased him. Among those who survive are three sons, including Gregory H. Forbes ’71; several grandchildren; a brother, George R. Forbes ’49; and a nephew, George R. Forbes Jr. ’71.