Harold Stanley Deyo, Sr. (Capt. A.T.C., North African Division, 1250th AAF Base Unit 1945)

3 May 1920 to 17 July 2006

Patriot… Soldier… Unsung Hero… We are gathered here today to celebrate the life of Harold Deyo - a remarkable man who lived in “exciting” times encompassing the Great Depression, World War II, the Korean war, the Cold War, the Viet Nam war and both Gulf wars. He was dedicated to doing the right thing and trying to get others to do the same.

Harold was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa into the 9th generation of Deyo’s who escaped the Huguenot persecutions in France to finally settle in North America circa 1654. He was the 2nd of four children and the eldest son born to Donald and Maytie Deyo. On the 10th of February 1944, he married Gussie Acord of Valley Mills, Texas. Shortly thereafter he was sent to the Middle East. After the war they raised five children and shared a rich life while doing so. Although he was cash poor for most of their later years, he did leave an asset legacy for his family and friends to use after his passing. He formed the Petro-Pro partnership to develop his HFH secondary oil recovery process. With the price of oil rising so much these days, his process may soon help the country endure the coming oil shortage He was a Christian of strong principles with a gifted intellect. His talents were varied as were his occupations: AAF WWII pilot-officer, Flight Ops manager for the Abadan air base under TWA (a Hughes holding), V.P. in charge of Air Operations for the Parvaz Air Transport Corporation in Iran, owner and president of Timely Publications, petroleum research scientist, geologist, uranium prospector, corporate manager, conservative political organizer and corporate lawyer. From when he was in WWII and saw - firsthand - that the Russians communists were planning to destroy all free enterprise and control the Middle East oil fields, he dedicated himself to educating the American public to the clear and present dangers of global communism. He was one of the organizers of, and made the first financial contribution to, the N.I.C. (National Indignation Convention) in 1961, which resulted in bringing to a halt the training of communist Yugoslavian pilots in the, then, latest night interceptor fighters at Perrin Field in Sherman, Texas.

His company, Timely Publications, distributed the book "A Texan Looks at Lyndon, A Study in Illegitimate Power" by the famous Texas Historian, J. Evetts Haley. Harold’s efforts ensured the book was introduced into every Congressional District in the U. S. in June of 1964. His work pushed sales of over 7,000,000 copies nationwide. In 1964 he realized the problems this nation faced were not going to be solved by political activity and could only be achieved by including a spiritual campaign. He and Gussie housed and fed many foreign students while they studied here in America. They along with many others are proud to call him a friend. He left behind a wonderful legacy of service and dedication and will be greatly missed by those he left behind.

SURVIVED BY: Floyd Jack Deyo (Harold’s brother) of Las Vegas, Nevada. Harold Stanley, Jr. (author, publisher) and his wife, Holly of Pueblo West, Colorado. Glenn Acord Deyo (surgeon) and his wife, Anne, of Tacoma, Washington. Mary Kathleen Luttrell (home-schooling mom) and her husband, Jerry, of Cedar Hill, Texas. James Austin Deyo (missionary) and his wife, Carmen, of Guangzhou, China. David William Deyo (software engineer) and his wife, Sylvia, of Allen, Texas. Grandchildren: Jeffrey, Gregory, Nathan, Laura, Joshua, Kristyn, Allisyn, Joy, Victor and Elizabeth Great-Grandchildren: Chase, Erin, Allison, Greg, Jr., Jonathan, Erica, Darren and Danielle. Great-Great-Grandson: Jackson

PREDECEASED BY: Granddaughter: Hope Luttrell

A PARABLE OF IMMORTALITY By Henry Van Dyke

I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength, and I stand and watch until at last she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come down to mingle with each other. Then someone at my side says, “There she goes!” “Gone where? Gone from my sight, that is all. She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as when she left my side and just as able to bear her load of living freight to the place of destination. Her diminished size is in me not in her. And just at the moment someone at my side says “There she goes!” there are other eyes watching her coming and other voices ready to take up the glad shout, “Here she comes!”

ORDER OF SERVICE

Prelude Music Opening Prayer....................................................................... Hymn .....................................................How Great Thou Art" Clergy Record (Obitutuary) ....................................Stan Deyo Scripture Reading ................................................ David Deyo Testimony ............................................................................... Message .................................................. Pastor Robin Rose Hymn ......................................................."You Raise Me UP" Closing Prayer ........................................................................ Aaronic Benediction ..................................Pastor Robin Rose Recessional ............................................................................ The Military Interment will be held at the Dallas-Ft Worth National Cemetery after the Chapel Service at 11:00am.

PALL BEARERS Stan Deyo Glenn Deyo David Deyo Jerry Luttrell Larry Lipscomb Peter Wang