THE CELEBRATION OF LIFE
FOR DR. MIKEL HARRY WAS
SATURDAY MAY 6TH @ ASU Scottsdale Sky Song Innovation Center
Memorial Scholarship Fund in Dr. Harry's Name
Arizona State University Foundation for the
"Dr. Mikel J. Harry Six Sigma Memorial Scholarship"
300 E. University Drive, Tempe, AZ 85281-2033
Click on the below link for any Memorial Contributions in Dr. Harry's name and for his established scholarship fund.
http://asufoundation.org/drharrysixsigma
Many thanks to all the people that attended the celebration of Life for Dr. Mikel Harry it was fabulous. We have also successfully recorded the service via Facebook LIVE as well.
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Mikel Harry Ph.D., 65, born on December 28, 1951 and passed away on April 25, 2017.
We will remember him forever.
Tributes
Leave a tributeI just met you last year and I immediately understand to have met a Man who lived to realize his own Dream: the week passed too fast and remained in me the willing to know you better, to know moree deeply a great man who has a lot to teach me.
I am sure you are in a better world now, and I imagine you laughing about my daily difficulties to apply your teachings!
Thanks a lot for you teachings and for sharing your soul and experience with me.
I send a big hug to Sandy, and to all who loved you in this life!
Thanks for all Mikel, I will always remember you!
Your "character" boy.
Your "character" boy.
Mikel seemed to be larger than life. He was well connected with leaders in industry yet he took time for so many of us in various settings. Meals with him were full of stories that were entertaining and enlightening. Each get together provided an opportunity to learn more about Six Sigma and life in general.
He will certainly be missed. God speed to Mikel Harry!
We met in 1998 when DuPont started its Six Sigma journey and he
was my mentor. We co-authored the Six SIgma Fieldbook
and built a friendship during the process
The irony is that today I was presenting the challenges
of leading a SIx Sigma transformation to several Air Force
Generals.. the legacy lives on !
Thank you Mikel for teaching us all and energizing us to
continue your life's work
RIP
Don
Sandy, so sorry for your loss and ours of a great transformer and all the time he shared freely telling his great adventure.
In 2012 he called me on the phone and asked that I do a presentation for him at an ASQ meeting for Wounded Warriors. From that point on we worked very closely together. He was imminent teacher that set goals and targets to be achieved – then conquered. In 2013 I received a text message from Mikel, his excitement was abound – he couldn’t wait to speak with me about the issue. At night when I got home from my client site, he asked me “Are you sitting down?” So I sat down and the call went on – in a nutshell “I want you to start a company called Rent-A-Blackbelt ® I have been thinking about this for thirty years and the time is now. After that take notes, this is what you need to do next.”
His list was mighty, I got up to the part of writing a book and am now just publishing it.
There is still plenty of work to do on that list he gave me, and I will miss very much not being able to call him and say, “We can mark that item off Mikel”.
Rest in Peace Dr. Mikel Harry, see you on the other side.
Now it's my turn, Daddy. It's my turn to tell you how proud I am of you. I am baffled at how hard you worked to make a small town boy from Middleton, IN become the world's leader in quality control when nobody else believed you could do it. I admire all your accomplishments. I am so thankful to you for the opportunities that you have given to my family. But above all, I am humbled by how much love you showed our family over the past year. While it's my turn to say goodbye, I know it won't be for forever and I will be happy when I get to feel fuzzy mustache cheek kisses and long talks on Heaven's patio.
Daddy, I will continue to make you proud. I won't settle and I will be the beacon of light in a dark world like you said I am. I will shed tears, but be thankful that I know you are watching over me. I will live by your words, "Everyday is holiday and every meal is a banquet -- Every man and woman like a king and Queen -- in the land of milk and honey -- Where the sun never sets me the moon always shines -- it's just another opportunity to discover new ways to better serve my fellow man and make tomorrow's day even better."
Rest In Peace, Daddy! I love you so much
Leave a Tribute
My passion back then was to learn; his passion was to feed my curiosity which as a teacher I have inherited. I do what he did for me for my students. As a true authentic developer of learning, one must feed the curiosity as that is the driver for learning. But all in the mean time, I later found out, he did this on his death bed. What dedication, what passion, what selflessness.
Please be patient.
Sharing
In February of 2013, Dr. Harry shared the Great Discovery, and principles of Six Sigma with a few members of the Arizona National Guard. Moreover, his gestures of kindness and willingness to share were humbling. I now treasure his efforts to support our Service Members. Dr. Harry had a vision and desire to enrich the fabric of us all, through Six Sigma, through The Great Discovery, through his friendship to all those who carry the spirit of service.
The brilliant of light of authentic patriotism shined in his eyes, reflecting the best of America’s ideals; making this world a better place. In my view, Mikel shined brightly the brilliance of America – goodness in action. A goodness founded in the virtues of cooperation and a sense of community. A community that believes the pursuit of happiness is best experienced as a joint venture of shared service, arduous work, and opportunities for all; and Mikel led the way.
From time to time that gracious light sines so that we see the panorama of America’s dream. From here freedom’s light illuminates our case and reflects the greatness of Americas legacy. Listen closely and you will hear “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” echoing on the wind, as he now breaths life under angles wings. With gratitude’s glow, we now gaze upon one Marine’s amazing impact on us all. Today the light of his visions transcends our hearts as soft shadows cast upon our beliefs, hopes, and dreams in America the Beautiful. Thank you, Mikel, my friend, for shining the light.
Treat em’ Rough
Max Butler
Remembering Mikel
I first met Mikel writing standards for IPC in late '80s (writing standards was where I met Bill Smith as well, EIA QRE). We were working on IPC-PC-90 attempting to require companies to embrace Quality Improvement. I had the chance to travel with Mikel around ther US and Eurpoe and present methodologies and eventually he hired me to help implement/deploy six sigma for ABB (Power T&D, where I met Zinkgraf). Next thing I know he and Rich were off to AliedSignal...where he brought 'Z' and me along...and we added Gary to the fold). It was a wild ride with some great stories. Mikel was very persuasive and seldom lost an argument. He did much to convince several CEO's to implement six sigma and thus influence a generation. Although there were many times we disagreed with approach, deployment and even tools, he was extremely passionate. Funny, I never heard him talk about father or godfather of six sigma, but I do recal him calling himself the John Wayne of Quality. Rest in Peace, Mikel.
The Emotive Storyteller
In order to win someone over to your cause, you must first reach their heart, the great and high road to their mind... this is what Doc did for me during one of the last Executive Master Black Belt classes that he taught in 2017.
Mikel's capacity to reflect upon and share with the class, the myriad challenges and successes that he encountered, as he worked with the executives of Motorola, General Electric and Allied Signal, enabled me to see the world through his eyes, and that we must continue to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield, until the goal has been achieved.
Rest in Peace Doc...