Harry Ott,

Services for Harry John Ott, Jr., 62, of Tyler, will be held February 9th at 1:30 p.m. at Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church with Rev. James McMillan officiating. Burial will follow at Tyler Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mr. Ott passed away on Saturday, February 6th at Trinity Mother Francis hospital in Tyler. He was born August 21, 1947 in Tyler to Harry and Lenora Ott, the oldest of 3 children. Prior to retiring to Tyler in 2006, he lived in Powder Springs, GA. He graduated from John Tyler High School, class of 1965, and then received a Bachelor of Technical Science in Environmental Engineering from Texas State Technical College. He also completed policy development and environmental law courses toward a Masters Degree at the University of Denver. In October 1967, he married Robbie, the love of his life and had a son, David, and daughter, Lindsay. Harry served in the US Army in Vietnam from 1970-1972 in the 1st Cavalry Airmobile. Before retiring in 2008, Harry worked for the Coca-Cola Company for 18 years, during which time he traveled to more than 130 countries and never met a stranger. He also worked at both the Adolph Coors Brewing Company and Schlitz Brewing Company and was a member of the Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) organization. He spent his career striving to make the world a cleaner and better place. Harry was a reserve officer at both the Jefferson County Sherriff’s department and the Denver Police Department in Colorado. Most recently he served as a volunteer at the Smith County Sherriff’s department investigating cold case files. Here in Tyler, he was an active member of Pleasant Retreat UMC currently serving as lay leader and was a member of the Friendship Sunday School class. He was also an active member of the Tyler Mustang Club, contributing recently to build a Mustang that was auctioned off for the East Texas Crisis Center. Harry loved his church family, his friends and especially his grandson Sam, who brought so much joy to his life. He was preceded in death by his beloved son John David, his brother Jimmy and his parents. He is survived by his loving family including his wife Robbie, his daughter Lindsay Brubaker, her husband Scott, grandson Samuel David and his sister Debra Cordill, nieces and nephews Michelle Craver, Chip and Chad Foscue, Kathryn Brewer and Lauren Hills, Izaak Brumely and Liz Bowen. Pallbearers will be Brady Brewer, Scott Brubaker, Izaak Brumley, David Cordill, Chip Foscue and Chad Foscue. Honorary pallbearers will be the United Methodist Men of Pleasant Retreat UMC. Visitation is scheduled for Monday, February 8th, from 5-7 p.m. at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Hwy, Tyler, Texas 75703. Memorials in honor of Harry may be made to the Pleasant Retreat UMC Property fund. For more information or to express condolences, visit www.stewartfamilyfuneral.com.

Harry Ott,

August 21, 1947 - February 6, 2010