Harold Abdo

HAROLD ABDO

Cedar Rapids

Harold J. Abdo, 69, of Davenport, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Genesis East Medical Center in Davenport. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 19, at Runge Mortuary in Davenport. Visitation will be Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the mortuary. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park Cemetery, with military honors conducted at All Veterans Memorial.

Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church or the Honor Flight of the Quad Cities.

Online condolences may be left at www.runge mortuary.com.

Harold was born Feb. 21, 1945, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the only child of Sam and Mary (Haddad) Abdo. His parents operated a small mom-and-pop grocery store. When he was in elementary school, he saved a kindergartner from being hit by a car and received awards from the governor of Iowa and the president of the United States.

His mother passed away when Harold was 7 and his father passed when he was 13. He was raised by his aunt and uncle, Rose and Frank Nassif.

Harold graduated from George Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, and the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. He also attended Muscatine Community College and the University of Iowa.

He married the love of his life, Pam Osborne, on June 21, 1970, in Newton, Iowa. They had two fabulous children, David and Sara Jane (Mrs. Kyle Gott), and two wonderful grandchildren, Anthony and Emily Gott. He loved his children and his grandchildren very much.

He proudly served his country from 1967 until 1969, serving in the U.S. Army. During advanced infantry training, he was recognized as being the outstanding trainee of his division. The last year of his service was in Vietnam, where he was awarded the Bronze Star for valor.

His employment career began in 1971 as a bank examiner for the Federal De-posit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). He joined Security State Trust & Savings Bank in Bettendorf as a bank officer in 1974 and was recognized as Sales Executive of the Year in 1975. Other career moves had Harold becoming CFO for an industrial recycling company and retiring from AT&T in 2003.

Having spare time after retirement, he became a school bus dispatcher for First Student and Durham School Services. Becoming the liaison for patron busing to the John Deere Classic PGA golf tournament was the highlight of his retirement.

His memberships included St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport; American Legion Post 26; Vietnam Veterans of America 776; and several civic organizations. He also enjoyed bowling, having been named Muscatine Bowler of the Year in 1966; his children's music and ath-letic activities; and Iowa Hawkeye athletics. The drum and bugle corps activity was a lifelong interest of his as well.

The family wishes to thank Harold's medical staff for all of their assistance, especially his visiting nurse, Robin Roberts; his cousins, Nick and Lorene Nassif and family, Marie and the late Ike Bojrab and family, Gene and Sandy Nassif and family, Wilma and Bob Easton and family, Kay and David Rose, Pat and Michael Trotter and family, and the Jelinek family, who were all very beloved by Harold.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife, Pam; a son, David; a daughter, Sara, and son-in-law Kyle Gott; and grandchildren, Anthony and Emily Gott.