Charles Leonard Harness
Charles Leonard Harness of North Newton died Tuesday (Sept.
20, 2005) after a long illness. He led a full and happy life with a loving
family and excellent career. Mr. Harness was a retired patent attorney, a
former resident of Maryland, and a member of the Maryland and District of
Columbia bar associations. He also was an honored science-fiction author,
having been nominated for numerous Hugo and Nebula awards, and having received
the Science Fiction Writers of America "Writer of Distinction" award
in 2004. His most famous works, "The Rose" and "The Paradox
Men" received wide acclaim from the likes of Arthur C. Clarke and A.E. Van
Vogt upon their publication in the early 1950s. He was frequently published in
the likes of "Analog" and "Fantasy and Science Fiction"
magazines, and had several works that will be published posthumously.
Mr. Harness was born in Colorado City, Texas, in 1915 and
later relocated to Fort Worth, Texas. He attended Texas Christian University
and later received B.S. and LL.B. degrees from George Washington University in
Washington, D.C. He practiced patent law for W.R. Grace Co. in New York and
Washington, D.C., until his retirement in 1981. He was a member and former
deacon of Christ Memorial Presbyterian Church in Columbia, Md.
Survivors include: a daughter and son-in-law, Shan and Sid
Spain of Charlottesville, Va.; a son and daughter-in-law, Charles Bryan and
Leah Harness of Newton; a granddaughter, Virginia E. Harness of Newton; a
granddaughter and spouse, Shiloh and Jon Whitehead of Charlottesville, Va.; and
a brother, Conrad Patrick Harness of Houston.
He was preceded in death by: a brother, Bryan Blandford
Harness; a sister, Anna Byrd Harness Wallace; and his beloved wife, Nell White
Harness.
A private memorial service will be at a later date.
Memorials have been established with Kidron Bethel
Retirement Village in North Newton in care of Stockham Family Funeral Home, 205
N. Chestnut Street, McPherson, KS 67460.
