Harry Joseph, Jr.

Capt. Harry Joseph, Jr., USAF (Ret.) age 86, of Ekron, KY, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2026, at his residence.  He was born in Jersey City, NJ, on June 25, 1939, the son of Scottish immigrants, Harry Joseph Sr. and Christina Rankin Richardson.

Mr. Joseph proudly served his country for 27 years in the United States Air Force, retiring in 1984 with the rank of Captain.  He traveled the world extensively and held very important and impressive positions.  He was highly regarded by his superiors and his peers.  He advanced in rank quickly and received several awards.  Some of his most noteworthy assignments included working at the Pentagon, nuclear weapons detection, Military Postal Chief Inspector in the Panama Canal Zone.  He was a lifelong member of the Air Force Officers Association, as well as a member of the Bell County Genealogy Association of Texas which he and his wife, Patricia, were very involved in.  Harry lived a large portion of his life in Texas and worked for Data General, Dell Computers and was a huge sports fan always cheering on his Dallas Cowboys, San Antonio Spurs, and Texas A&M Aggies.  He was a church altar boy in his childhood, a great bowler, a Boy Scout and played Trombone in high school band and loved the outdoors.  He was a generous man, with a high intellect.

Mr. Joseph was preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife, Patricia; and his daughter, Keely Joseph.  He is survived by two sons, Jeffrey and his wife, Stephanie, and Gerry and his wife, Caroline; three grandchildren, Bryce, Bruen and his wife, Valeria, and Nicholas Ali; two great grandchildren, Gunner and Zophia; two siblings, Marion S. Weisman of Florida and William C.  Joseph and his wife, Sherry of New Jersey; five nieces and nephews, Donald (Mary) and Glenn Weisman, William, Jr., Andrew, and Larissa Joseph; and two great nieces and nephews, Natalia Collura and Charlie Weisman.

In honoring Mr. Joseph’s wishes, the family has chosen cremation.  Burial, with full military honors, will occur later this year joining his wife in Texas in the family cemetery.  Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the American Cancer Society Lymphoma Foundation to battle Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma; the Alzheimer’s Association; or the American Diabetes Association. 

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