Dawson I. Harmon, 86

MT LAUREL, N.J. - Dawson Isaac Harmon, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008, in the Lutheran Nursing Home in Moorestown, N.J. He was 86. He was the son of the late Hattie Hansley and adoptive parents, John and Lena Harmon of Ellendale, Del. Mr. Harmon loved education and through self-taught independent studies, was able to enroll in South Western University in Los Angelos, Calif., where he attended for four years, majoring in accounting and business administration. He later worked as a public accountant, an auditor for the California Tax Department and other business fields. The job that gave him the greatest satisfaction was working for the Parks Sausage Company of Baltimore, from which he retired after 29 years. He considered himself a crusader in trying to help the first black owned Park Sausage Company become a big success. His clientele included stores throughout Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Mr. Harmon was drafted in the Army in 1942 and was honorably discharged in 1945, and was awarded two Bronze Stars during combat duty. He was preceded in death by his dearly beloved wife of 39 years, Louise Harmon; his sisters, Rosa Hope of Dover, and Kathryn Harmon of Milford. Mr. Harmon is survived by his niece, Carol Jason and her husband William Jason; grand-nieces, Helena Fields, and Patricia Stewart; two sisters-in-law, Evelyn Strudwick, and Ethel Brownly; loving cousins, Janet Parks, Delores Winston, Glady Harmon, Alvin and Gladys Doe, Elwood Harmon, and Robert Harmon; and many other nieces, nephews and loving friends. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008 from 10 to 11 a.m., and services at 11 a.m. at the St. Peter Celestine R.C. Church, 402 N. Kings Hwy., Cherry Hill, N.J.