Harold Wayne Landers

Harold Wayne Landers, 79, died Thursday, February 7, 2019 at his home in Hurst, Texas, following his hard-fought battle with cancer.
He leaves his wife of 60 years, Pat (Littlepage) Landers; his daughter, Fran Williams and husband Thom; son, Tim Landers and wife, Caryn; his brother, Don Landers; five grandchildren, Jonathan Williams and wife Tess, Dustin Williams, Victoria Williams, Scott Landers, and Katy Landers; his nephew Mike and wife Shelli Landers, niece Cheryl and husband Dewey Harrison, nephew Tom and wife Danielle Landers; and many close friends. Harold was proceeded in death by daughter, Lana Gay.
Born in Denton, Texas, he attended school in Cleburne and graduated from Carter-Riverside High School, Fort Worth in 1957. The son of Herman and Lillian (Ganzer) Landers, he was a resident of Hurst, Texas.
Harold attended Arlington State College, began working at Bell Helicopter in 1962 and transferred to Amarillo in 1968 after Bell opened a facility for crash damaged UH-1 Huey’s from the Vietnam War. Harold was called into Christian ministry, attended Western Bible College and served as the Child Evangelism Fellowship director of the Greater Denver Chapter from 1972 to 1980. He returned to Bell Helicopter to work on the OH-58D “Kiowa” project, and retired in 2001 as the Program Manager of the V-22 “Osprey”.
After retirement, Harold volunteered at DFW Airport as an Ambassador even during 9-11. Bicycling became front and center and he formed the ROMEO bike group (“Retired Old Men Enjoying Outdoors”), served with March of Dimes, helped with the Cowtown Marathon, organized the Carter Riverside High School class of ‘57 alumni group, helped start Bear Creek Bible Church in Keller, and organized the Bell retiree’s monthly luncheons. He enjoyed spending time with his children and grand-children; fishing; hunting with his brother; and traveling with his wife, family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Bear Creek Bible Church Harold and Pat Landers Center for Christian Education at 1555 N. Tarrant Pkwy.; Keller, Texas 76248.
Memorial Service: 2:00 pm Saturday, February 16, at Bear Creek Bible Church, 1555 N. Tarrant Parkway in Keller. The family will receive friends and visitors from 6:00-8:00 pm Thursday, February 14, at Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road in Hurst. Burial will be held at Blue Mound Cemetery in Sanger.