Harold Wendall Heacock was born September 12, 1926 in McMinnville, Oregon. He passed away in Kennewick on December 24, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Violet Bulich Heacock. He is survived by his children, Barbara Heacock Jackson, Robert Heacock and Theresa Heacock, six grandchildren, Elizabeth Rose Jackson, Peter Sumich Jackson, William Stuart Jackson, Jonathan Ryan Heacock, Patrick Libey and Rachelle Kortus, and seven great-grandchildren. He came to Richland in 1950 to work as an engineer and spent his entire career in progressive engineering and senior management positions in the commercial nuclear power and chemical processing industries. He has been a member of the Hanford Advisory Board since it was founded. He was active in National Ski Patrol, volunteering for many years at White Pass. He was also active with the Blue Mountain Boy Scout Council. He was a member of St. Joseph's Parish Community. He graduated early from high school and joined the Navy in 1944, serving in the South Pacific. He received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. Memorial Mass will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Kennewick at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 3, 2015. Donations can be made to The Chaplaincy or PAWS Progressive Animal Welfare Society.