Harry Herbert Corson III died on December 20, 2015 after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. Harry was born in Nashville, Tennessee to Harry Herbert Corson II and Mary Phillips Corson. Harry earned his undergraduate and master's degrees in physics from Vanderbilt University and later received his PHD in mathematics from Duke University. While at Vanderbilt, Harry met and married Carolyn Womack and they enjoyed more than 50 years of marriage until her death in 2004. After spending a short time teaching at Tulane University, Harry was recruited by the University of Washington, where he taught and conducted research as a professor of mathematics until his retirement.

Harry is survived by his daughter Mary Corson and son-in-law Jon Sackler and their children, Madeleine, Clare and Miles; his daughter Sally Corson and son-in-law Steve Schreiner and their children, Sara and Michael; his son Tom Corson and daughter-in law Susan O'Brien Corson and their children, Lewis and Anna; as well as his sister Clare Armistead and her sons, Hunter and Ben.

Harry was a raconteur, inspired mathematician; gardener, superb tennis player, golfer, runner, biker, walker, and he could do a perfect head stand. He could be seen biking, running or walking all over Laurelhurst and Seattle long before outdoor exercise became generally popular. He was a southern gentleman who adopted Seattle as his home, living there happily for 50 years. Harry was a brilliant and lovable eccentric and his family and friends will miss all aspects of his personality and presence. No service is planned at this time but his family asks that those of you who knew Harry raise a glass in his honor while sharing a favorite memory of your time with him. Handsome Harry loved to laugh and that is his epitaph.

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Published in The Seattle Times on Dec. 27, 2015
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