Birth date: Mar 5, 1933 Death date: May 22, 2013
Arnold, Harvey James ~ Died peacefully in his 81st year on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at the Quaker Heights Care Community in Waynesville, Ohio. Survived by beloved wife Barbara Arnold (nee Bickel). Loving father of Diane Rodriguez Read Obituary
So many wonderful summer memories and family reunions spent with the Arnolds, Bickels and Pattersons. What I remember most about Uncle Harvey was his easy laugh and wonderful hosting skills. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Love, Kim and family
I was very sad to hear of Uncle Harvey's passing. Please accept my deepest sympathy for your loss and ours (the Arnold family) too.
I know that the entire family was and is so proud of his lifetime accomplishments.
It is almost unbelievable that my father George Arnold and his youngest brother Harvey died only months apart.
Harvey was one of the "quiet" ones who simply went about his business without fanfare. He had the unique ability to match university skills with corporate needs in a way that worked well for the university.
Harvey joined the OU Math faculty a couple of years after I did. He was the Department's only statistician for eight years and was instrumental in developing consulting relationships with Ford Motors and recruited other staff that would fit in with this. Harvey was usually pleasant and I enjoyed golfing with him despite our high scores. My last personal contact with him was in June 1992 when my wife Mary an I hosted a retirement gathering for him and Barbara. The large attendance at that party was a strong indication of the many friends and inner connections Harvey made while at Oakland. He was a fine colleague. Lou Bragg
Harvey was a great friend and mentor during the years we served together on the Oakland University Math and Stat Department faculty. He graciously let me store my little sailboat at his lakefront home in Oxford before I had a house with a garage. He devoted a lot of time and effort to help bring statistics into the automobile industry (latching on to the programs pushed by Deming), and that was beneficial both to the auto makers and to OU. I had the pleasure to help out with that, including teaching some on-site courses. His clear-headed thinking and insight could always be relied on. I recall a nice visit with him and Barbara in North Carolina in 1995, as well. Suzanne and I will always remember him as we watch TV, because our video/sound equipment sit atop a piece of furniture we got from the Arnolds.
Jerry Grossman, Rochester Hills, Michigan 5/28/2013
