Harry Metzel Riegelman Jr., 87, from New York City, NY, passed away at Presbyterian Hospital of Denton on October 15, 2014. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry Metzel Riegelman, Sr., and Mabel Louis Anderson; and siblings, Virginia Heintz, Mabel Milner, Caroline Bennett, and Robert Riegelman.
He is survived by his sister, Ann Blunden; children, Eric Riegelman, Wendy Wright, Kristin Bradford, Todd Riegelman, John Riegelman, and Susan Ellis. He is also survived by 8 grandchildren.
Harry attended Queens College, and served in the Merchant Marines before moving to California in 1952. He promptly started his own avionics design company and designed avionics for fighter jets of the day. In 1957 Harry moved on to the design of windows and doors for the booming suburban housing market. He was instrumental in the design and manufacture of sliding glass doors. This led him to found and serve as president of Ador Corporation which, due to its success, was purchased by Rusco Industries in 1965. Harry was president of the Architectural Aluminum Manufacturers Association in 1969. After leaving Rusco in 1981, he formed HMR engineering working as a freelance engineer all over the country until he retired to Denton in 2003.
Harry enjoyed his retirement visiting with children and grand children and was cared for with love at the Vintage Retirement Community. He will be greatly missed by friends and family. An informal celebration of life will be held Friday, October 24 at the Patterson-Appleton Center for the Visual Arts (400 E. Hickory St. Denton, TX 76207) at 7pm.
In lieu of flowers the family is asking that donations be made to the North Texas Office of the American Diabetes Association, http://www.diabetes.org/in-my-community/local-offices/dallas-texas .
