Earle H. Harder ’57

Known to his family as the Gentle Giant, Earle died of cancer on Apr. 26, 2002.

Earle prepared for Princeton at Palmyra [N.J.] HS, where he earned All South Jersey honors in football and was inducted into the Palmyra HS Hall of Fame. At Princeton, Earle played football, majored in electrical engineering, and was a member of Cannon Club.

After graduation, Earle joined his father's firm, Harder's Electrical, in Palmyra, assumed ownership in 1964, and operated the respected electrical consulting firm until his death. Earle served for 14 years as a member and chairman of the N.J. State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, and as a member and past president of the N.J. Council of Electrical Leagues.

Earle had high regard for service to his community and church. He was past president of the Boy Scouts of America's Burlington County Council, a member of the Palmyra-Riverton-Cinnaminson Rotary Club (president 1972-73), a member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Cinnaminson, and was a Mason. He also was a sportsman who loved to fish and enjoyed nature's beauties.

Earle is survived by his wife, Dorothy, and children, Earle Jr., Susan Molnar, Thomas, W. Scott, and Frank J. Reed, to all of whom we extend our sympathy.

The Class of 1957