W. Harley Funk ’50 *52

He graduated from Wilmington (Del.) High School in 1943. He then entered the Army for a three-year stint, serving as an infantryman in France and Germany. In 1945, he married his high school sweetheart, who, he wrote, “effectively kept me at my books at Princeton.” She was so effective that he graduated with high honors in architecture and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Harley stayed in Princeton to earn an MFA in architecture and then started his career with an Atlanta firm. Two years later he moved back to Wilmington, where he continued his architectural practice until retiring in 1990 as a principal in the firm that bears his name. He was a former president of the Delaware chapter of the American Institute of Architecture and of the State Board of Architects.

After retirement, he taught architectural history for 10 years at the University of Delaware’s Academy of Lifelong Learning. Harley enjoyed travel, photography, drawing, sculpture, and classical music.

To “Petey,” his wife of 68 years; daughter Allison; sons David and Jeffrey; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren, we extend our sympathy.