Birth date: Oct 6, 1953 Death date: Feb 2, 2014
BENNETT, Harry P. age 60 of Riverside passed away Sun. Feb. 2, 2014. Harry has worked the past 30 years for Joe Conley at Protective Coating in Dayton. He was an active member of the Painter's Union Local 249 in Dayton. He greatly Read Obituary
I've known Harry for 30 years. I have a lot of memories of him. He would help me with the garden in his back yard. Always said that it was MY garden as long as he was breathing. He always got the FIRST tomato of the season and was told he help himself to anything in the garden he wanted. I planted some Mexican Bell Peppers one year, they look just like the sweet bell peppers, and while he was mowing around the garden he stepped in and picked one. He said the more he ate of it the hotter it got. From then on I let him know where the hot peppers were. We laughed about it for a long time. He would also stop at the blackberry bushes for a snack while he was mowing. He was like the little brother that I never had, and he was my best friend. I will miss him terribly. He was always there ready to help anyone who needed it no matter what they needed. Jamie, Shannon, and Heather as well as my grand children will always remember how fun Harry was to be around. Rest in Peace by best friend. Love you to the moon and back.
Linda
I have so many memories of Harry growing up.He was an awesome friend to my mom,and he was always there for my brother sister and myself.He let us be kids,he encouraged us to be who we were and not ever apologize for that.This world truly was a better place with him in it.I'm thankful to him for everything he taught my brother Jamie.He taught him how to fix things and how to work on cars.He now makes a living doing that.We spent a lot of evenings with Harry and had a lot of long talks about life.One of the best memories I have was a when we stayed with him when my mom had surgery.We were showing him how we climbed the walls in the hallway.He decided to show us how he climbed the walls when he was a kid.He got halfway up and put his hiney through the wall.He looked at it and said well I always wanted a mirror there anyway.And that's exactly what he did he put a mirror there.I didn't get to see him as much as I would have liked over the last few years but I did get to see him this past summer and talk to him. I'm thankful for that last memory of him.I'm thankful to him for the part he played in making my brother the man he is today and that I can look at my brother and see bits and pieces of Harry in him.My heart is broken for everyone who knew him and loved him.It is a tremendous loss and he will be missed greatly.May you rest in peace Harry...lots of love Heather
