William Stephen Harries Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

William Stephen Harries, 87, of Georgetown, Texas, died peacefully at home in his sleep on Friday, June 12, 2020. Bill, a twin, was born in Empiria, Kansas, to Julius Walter and Eleanor Austenfeld Harries, on April 27, 1933. He grew up in Kansas and Missouri. He graduated from Rockhurst High school in Kansas City in 1950. After a tour of duty with the U. S. Army, he graduated from Kansas University School of Engineering, and was a Registered Professional Engineer. He married Kay Woodbury in 1957 and they had four children. They moved to Alexandria, Virginia. Bill worked in Washington D. C. as a government contractor, before returning to Kansas City where he worked with Wilcox Electric. After a divorce, he married Judith Moore, and worked in Lawrence, Kansas, for a small engineering company, where he met Bill Kent. The two of them founded Applied Micro Technology, a custom electronics company in Kansas City in 1973. The company was sold in 1999, and Bill retired. Bill enjoyed spending summers with family and friends at the family cabin at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. He is remembered by the youngsters as the master of the ski boat. Friends recall how good-natured he was, how quick to smile, and how much he enjoyed a good conversation! In 2002 Bill and Judy bought a house in Sun City, Texas. They spent winters there and summers at the Lake of the Ozarks, until 2013, when they moved to Sun City full time. Bill enjoyed golfing, bridge, poker, Rotary, and traveling with Sun City groups. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, his twin brother, Robert Harries, and sons Stephen and Christopher Harries. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Judith, son Gregory Harries of Kansas City, daughter Gretchen (Jon Dee) Graham, and grandson,William Harries Graham of Austin; sisters Christene Ladesich, and Mary Gilwee,of California. Honoring Bill’s passion for planting trees and foliage, a tree memorial to be planted in US National Forests is suggested. A website is alivingtribute.org. There are no memorial services pending currently. However we ask that you visit the website www.centraltexascremation.com and leave your thoughts.

William Stephen Harries

April 27, 1933 - June 12, 2020