Colonel (USAF Ret.) Harry LeRoy Grimm

Memorial services for Colonel (USAF Ret.) Harry LeRoy Grimm, 84, were held April 7 2009 at the historical Methodist Church in Salado with Rev. Charles Berry officiated. A private burial will be held at a later date.

Colonel Grimm was born on June 29, 1924 in Canton,, Ohio to Marion and Donna (Ashbaugh) Grimm. He married high school sweetheart Mildred Reynolds on May 17, 1943. They had two children together. Hank Grimm and Gayla Grimm-Fogle.
Colonel Grimm proudly served his country for 32 years as a member of the United States Air Force. He served during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He was assinged to the 509th Atomic Bomb Group during WWII, and also worked on the Titan and Titan II long range defense missles.
He received his commission at Yale University. He received a Bachelors of Science degree from Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1955. He earned his Masters degree in electronic engineering from Stanford University in 1960 and later in his career attended the Air Ward College in Montgomery, Alabama.
Colonel Grimm was a member of the Lions Club in Salado, the Good Sam’s Club, and the Avion Travel Club. A devoted husband and father, he enjoyed traveling the country to visit his family and dear friends. He was known for looking after everyone’s well being and always lending a hand wherever it was needed.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Marion and Donna Grimm, and younger brother, Ted Grimm. Survivors include his wife Mildred Grimm of Salado; son Hank Grimm and wife Lucy of Pflugerville; daughter Gayla Grimm-Fogle and husband Michael of Los Alamos, New Mexico; sister Sandra Charleston of Canton, Ohio; and two granddaughters.