"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow ~ don't walk behind me, I may not lead ~ Just walk beside me and be my friend."
Stanley Harvey Womack 78 of Colonial Club Road passed peacefully at home March 19, 2009. Stan was a Member and Trustee of St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church. He was also a lifetime member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., a member of Boule' Boule', a Registered Architect in the State of Pennsylvania and a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force Reserve. His hobbies included Tennis, Crossword Puzzles, Photography and Swimming.
His memory will be forever cherished by his devoted wife Mary-Ann Franklin Womack, children Stanley M., Scott V. and Deborah L. Womack, step-children Gregory (Sarah) and Anthony Franklin. His sister Inez McDonald, numerous grandchildren and a former wife with a host of other relatives and friends will miss him too.
His services will be Friday 11AM in the St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 North 17th Street with a viewing Thursday March 26th, 6-8PM in the Hooper Memorial Home Inc.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 North 17th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103. They also want to thank all of you for your prayers and condolences during this bereavement period.
TENNIS, SHOES, MS PAC-MAN DREW ARCHITECT'S ATTENTION
REMEMBERING
Stanley H. Womack
BY T.W. BURGER
Of The Patriot-News, April 11, 2009
Harrisburg architect and business leader Stan Womack died on March 19, and the world seems more dull for it, said his widow and brother-in-law.
James Parker, who lives in Lower Paxton Twp., said he has known his brother-in-law for half a century, back in the days when Womack was known for his prowess on the track a friend said he regularly did the mile in just over four minutes — and in the swimming pool.
In his later years, Womack's sports passions shifted to other sports, one of them fairly unorthodox.
"He loved tennis," Parker said. "He was an excellent player. He could find a tennis court at any hour of the day or night and go play."
Womack's longtime buddy, Harrisburg attorney Lee C. Swartz, 73, said the two played tennis for 20 years, and continued to travel to tournaments after Womack stopped playing about the age of 50.
"He was very powerful. You wouldn't want to be hit by one of his overhead shots. ... it might go through you," he laughed. "You know, nobody at his funeral service mentioned that he was also a very good chess player.
Swartz said he had seen his friend compete against players who were actually better at the game, but Womack had "a lot of tricky moves" that would bamboozle his competition.
"He was an interesting guy. Very friendly, never heard him say a bad word about anybody. He was a minority, and he wasn't always treated right professionally, but he was not an angry person. He never quit, and he was very well known."
Probably not so well known was his love for "Ms. Pac-Man."
"He spent way more time than enough playing that," said Mary-Ann Franklin Womack, Stan's widow. "Nobody could whip him at it, either. He would stay up until 3 or 4 a.m. fighting 'Ms. Pac-Man.' He wouldn't quit until he won."
Mary-Ann Womack said her husband loved to travel and dress up for special occasions.
"He had 120 pairs of shoes. He was like Imelda Marcos," she said, referring to the widow of former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Imelda Marcos was famous, among other things, for owning more than 1,000 pairs of shoes.
"He was really full of life. A lot of people will miss him. He was funny as hell," Mary-Ann said.
To the general public, Stanley Womack was known as an architect and business leader.
According to information supplied by his family, while in the Air Force in the early 1960s, he designed the first all-steel building in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
In central Pennsylvania, he managed projects for the Harrisburg School District and the Harrisburg Housing Authority, and pioneered the
design of the "village concept" design for low-income housing, a model still used for federal housing.
The American Institute of Architects gave him national recognition for his work.
Womack was involved with his adopted city on the social and political level as well.
In September 1988, he was part of a group of minority business owners who alleged that the Harristown Development Corp., whose subsidiaries and affiliated firms constituted the majority owners of the Market Square project, had frozen local minorities out of the $39 million project. Womack acted as coalition spokesman.
By December of that year, minority ownership of the project increased from 25 percent to 33 percent.
Mary-Ann Womack said she really didn't know much about her husband's work until after his death, when she started clearing his office.
She saw all the drawings and photos of work he had done and had in progress.
"I was very impressed. I'm really sad that I blew that opportunity," she said. "He was always concerned about the disenfranchised, and he was a visionary when it came to his work. It was one of the few times I'd see him really serious, working on those projects. I wish now that I'd known more about it while he was still with us."
Stanley Harvey Womack 78 of Colonial Club Road passed peacefully at home March 19, 2009. Stan was a Member and Trustee of St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church. He was also a lifetime member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., a member of Boule' Boule', a Registered Architect in the State of Pennsylvania and a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force Reserve. His hobbies included Tennis, Crossword Puzzles, Photography and Swimming.
His memory will be forever cherished by his devoted wife Mary-Ann Franklin Womack, children Stanley M., Scott V. and Deborah L. Womack, step-children Gregory (Sarah) and Anthony Franklin. His sister Inez McDonald, numerous grandchildren and a former wife with a host of other relatives and friends will miss him too.
His services will be Friday 11AM in the St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 North 17th Street with a viewing Thursday March 26th, 6-8PM in the Hooper Memorial Home Inc.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 North 17th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103. They also want to thank all of you for your prayers and condolences during this bereavement period.
TENNIS, SHOES, MS PAC-MAN DREW ARCHITECT'S ATTENTION
REMEMBERING
Stanley H. Womack
BY T.W. BURGER
Of The Patriot-News, April 11, 2009
Harrisburg architect and business leader Stan Womack died on March 19, and the world seems more dull for it, said his widow and brother-in-law.
James Parker, who lives in Lower Paxton Twp., said he has known his brother-in-law for half a century, back in the days when Womack was known for his prowess on the track a friend said he regularly did the mile in just over four minutes — and in the swimming pool.
In his later years, Womack's sports passions shifted to other sports, one of them fairly unorthodox.
"He loved tennis," Parker said. "He was an excellent player. He could find a tennis court at any hour of the day or night and go play."
Womack's longtime buddy, Harrisburg attorney Lee C. Swartz, 73, said the two played tennis for 20 years, and continued to travel to tournaments after Womack stopped playing about the age of 50.
"He was very powerful. You wouldn't want to be hit by one of his overhead shots. ... it might go through you," he laughed. "You know, nobody at his funeral service mentioned that he was also a very good chess player.
Swartz said he had seen his friend compete against players who were actually better at the game, but Womack had "a lot of tricky moves" that would bamboozle his competition.
"He was an interesting guy. Very friendly, never heard him say a bad word about anybody. He was a minority, and he wasn't always treated right professionally, but he was not an angry person. He never quit, and he was very well known."
Probably not so well known was his love for "Ms. Pac-Man."
"He spent way more time than enough playing that," said Mary-Ann Franklin Womack, Stan's widow. "Nobody could whip him at it, either. He would stay up until 3 or 4 a.m. fighting 'Ms. Pac-Man.' He wouldn't quit until he won."
Mary-Ann Womack said her husband loved to travel and dress up for special occasions.
"He had 120 pairs of shoes. He was like Imelda Marcos," she said, referring to the widow of former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Imelda Marcos was famous, among other things, for owning more than 1,000 pairs of shoes.
"He was really full of life. A lot of people will miss him. He was funny as hell," Mary-Ann said.
To the general public, Stanley Womack was known as an architect and business leader.
According to information supplied by his family, while in the Air Force in the early 1960s, he designed the first all-steel building in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
In central Pennsylvania, he managed projects for the Harrisburg School District and the Harrisburg Housing Authority, and pioneered the
design of the "village concept" design for low-income housing, a model still used for federal housing.
The American Institute of Architects gave him national recognition for his work.
Womack was involved with his adopted city on the social and political level as well.
In September 1988, he was part of a group of minority business owners who alleged that the Harristown Development Corp., whose subsidiaries and affiliated firms constituted the majority owners of the Market Square project, had frozen local minorities out of the $39 million project. Womack acted as coalition spokesman.
By December of that year, minority ownership of the project increased from 25 percent to 33 percent.
Mary-Ann Womack said she really didn't know much about her husband's work until after his death, when she started clearing his office.
She saw all the drawings and photos of work he had done and had in progress.
"I was very impressed. I'm really sad that I blew that opportunity," she said. "He was always concerned about the disenfranchised, and he was a visionary when it came to his work. It was one of the few times I'd see him really serious, working on those projects. I wish now that I'd known more about it while he was still with us."
"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow ~ don't walk behind me, I may not lead ~ Just walk beside me and be my friend."
Stanley Harvey Womack 78 of Colonial Club Road passed peacefully at home March 19, 2009. Stan was a Member and Trustee of St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church. He was also a lifetime member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., a member of Boule' Boule', a Registered Architect in the State of Pennsylvania and a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force Reserve. His hobbies included Tennis, Crossword Puzzles, Photography and Swimming.
His memory will be forever cherished by his devoted wife Mary-Ann Franklin Womack, children Stanley M., Scott V. and Deborah L. Womack, step-children Gregory (Sarah) and Anthony Franklin. His sister Inez McDonald, numerous grandchildren and a former wife with a host of other relatives and friends will miss him too.
His services will be Friday 11AM in the St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 North 17th Street with a viewing Thursday March 26th, 6-8PM in the Hooper Memorial Home Inc.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 North 17th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103. They also want to thank all of you for your prayers and condolences during this bereavement period.
TENNIS, SHOES, MS PAC-MAN DREW ARCHITECT'S ATTENTION
REMEMBERING
Stanley H. Womack
BY T.W. BURGER
Of The Patriot-News, April 11, 2009
Harrisburg architect and business leader Stan Womack died on March 19, and the world seems more dull for it, said his widow and brother-in-law.
James Parker, who lives in Lower Paxton Twp., said he has known his brother-in-law for half a century, back in the days when Womack was known for his prowess on the track a friend said he regularly did the mile in just over four minutes — and in the swimming pool.
In his later years, Womack's sports passions shifted to other sports, one of them fairly unorthodox.
"He loved tennis," Parker said. "He was an excellent player. He could find a tennis court at any hour of the day or night and go play."
Womack's longtime buddy, Harrisburg attorney Lee C. Swartz, 73, said the two played tennis for 20 years, and continued to travel to tournaments after Womack stopped playing about the age of 50.
"He was very powerful. You wouldn't want to be hit by one of his overhead shots. ... it might go through you," he laughed. "You know, nobody at his funeral service mentioned that he was also a very good chess player.
Swartz said he had seen his friend compete against players who were actually better at the game, but Womack had "a lot of tricky moves" that would bamboozle his competition.
"He was an interesting guy. Very friendly, never heard him say a bad word about anybody. He was a minority, and he wasn't always treated right professionally, but he was not an angry person. He never quit, and he was very well known."
Probably not so well known was his love for "Ms. Pac-Man."
"He spent way more time than enough playing that," said Mary-Ann Franklin Womack, Stan's widow. "Nobody could whip him at it, either. He would stay up until 3 or 4 a.m. fighting 'Ms. Pac-Man.' He wouldn't quit until he won."
Mary-Ann Womack said her husband loved to travel and dress up for special occasions.
"He had 120 pairs of shoes. He was like Imelda Marcos," she said, referring to the widow of former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Imelda Marcos was famous, among other things, for owning more than 1,000 pairs of shoes.
"He was really full of life. A lot of people will miss him. He was funny as hell," Mary-Ann said.
To the general public, Stanley Womack was known as an architect and business leader.
According to information supplied by his family, while in the Air Force in the early 1960s, he designed the first all-steel building in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
In central Pennsylvania, he managed projects for the Harrisburg School District and the Harrisburg Housing Authority, and pioneered the
design of the "village concept" design for low-income housing, a model still used for federal housing.
The American Institute of Architects gave him national recognition for his work.
Womack was involved with his adopted city on the social and political level as well.
In September 1988, he was part of a group of minority business owners who alleged that the Harristown Development Corp., whose subsidiaries and affiliated firms constituted the majority owners of the Market Square project, had frozen local minorities out of the $39 million project. Womack acted as coalition spokesman.
By December of that year, minority ownership of the project increased from 25 percent to 33 percent.
Mary-Ann Womack said she really didn't know much about her husband's work until after his death, when she started clearing his office.
She saw all the drawings and photos of work he had done and had in progress.
"I was very impressed. I'm really sad that I blew that opportunity," she said. "He was always concerned about the disenfranchised, and he was a visionary when it came to his work. It was one of the few times I'd see him really serious, working on those projects. I wish now that I'd known more about it while he was still with us."
Stanley Harvey Womack 78 of Colonial Club Road passed peacefully at home March 19, 2009. Stan was a Member and Trustee of St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church. He was also a lifetime member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., a member of Boule' Boule', a Registered Architect in the State of Pennsylvania and a First Lieutenant in the United States Air Force Reserve. His hobbies included Tennis, Crossword Puzzles, Photography and Swimming.
His memory will be forever cherished by his devoted wife Mary-Ann Franklin Womack, children Stanley M., Scott V. and Deborah L. Womack, step-children Gregory (Sarah) and Anthony Franklin. His sister Inez McDonald, numerous grandchildren and a former wife with a host of other relatives and friends will miss him too.
His services will be Friday 11AM in the St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 North 17th Street with a viewing Thursday March 26th, 6-8PM in the Hooper Memorial Home Inc.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to St. Paul's Missionary Baptist Church, 1201 North 17th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103. They also want to thank all of you for your prayers and condolences during this bereavement period.
TENNIS, SHOES, MS PAC-MAN DREW ARCHITECT'S ATTENTION
REMEMBERING
Stanley H. Womack
BY T.W. BURGER
Of The Patriot-News, April 11, 2009
Harrisburg architect and business leader Stan Womack died on March 19, and the world seems more dull for it, said his widow and brother-in-law.
James Parker, who lives in Lower Paxton Twp., said he has known his brother-in-law for half a century, back in the days when Womack was known for his prowess on the track a friend said he regularly did the mile in just over four minutes — and in the swimming pool.
In his later years, Womack's sports passions shifted to other sports, one of them fairly unorthodox.
"He loved tennis," Parker said. "He was an excellent player. He could find a tennis court at any hour of the day or night and go play."
Womack's longtime buddy, Harrisburg attorney Lee C. Swartz, 73, said the two played tennis for 20 years, and continued to travel to tournaments after Womack stopped playing about the age of 50.
"He was very powerful. You wouldn't want to be hit by one of his overhead shots. ... it might go through you," he laughed. "You know, nobody at his funeral service mentioned that he was also a very good chess player.
Swartz said he had seen his friend compete against players who were actually better at the game, but Womack had "a lot of tricky moves" that would bamboozle his competition.
"He was an interesting guy. Very friendly, never heard him say a bad word about anybody. He was a minority, and he wasn't always treated right professionally, but he was not an angry person. He never quit, and he was very well known."
Probably not so well known was his love for "Ms. Pac-Man."
"He spent way more time than enough playing that," said Mary-Ann Franklin Womack, Stan's widow. "Nobody could whip him at it, either. He would stay up until 3 or 4 a.m. fighting 'Ms. Pac-Man.' He wouldn't quit until he won."
Mary-Ann Womack said her husband loved to travel and dress up for special occasions.
"He had 120 pairs of shoes. He was like Imelda Marcos," she said, referring to the widow of former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Imelda Marcos was famous, among other things, for owning more than 1,000 pairs of shoes.
"He was really full of life. A lot of people will miss him. He was funny as hell," Mary-Ann said.
To the general public, Stanley Womack was known as an architect and business leader.
According to information supplied by his family, while in the Air Force in the early 1960s, he designed the first all-steel building in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
In central Pennsylvania, he managed projects for the Harrisburg School District and the Harrisburg Housing Authority, and pioneered the
design of the "village concept" design for low-income housing, a model still used for federal housing.
The American Institute of Architects gave him national recognition for his work.
Womack was involved with his adopted city on the social and political level as well.
In September 1988, he was part of a group of minority business owners who alleged that the Harristown Development Corp., whose subsidiaries and affiliated firms constituted the majority owners of the Market Square project, had frozen local minorities out of the $39 million project. Womack acted as coalition spokesman.
By December of that year, minority ownership of the project increased from 25 percent to 33 percent.
Mary-Ann Womack said she really didn't know much about her husband's work until after his death, when she started clearing his office.
She saw all the drawings and photos of work he had done and had in progress.
"I was very impressed. I'm really sad that I blew that opportunity," she said. "He was always concerned about the disenfranchised, and he was a visionary when it came to his work. It was one of the few times I'd see him really serious, working on those projects. I wish now that I'd known more about it while he was still with us."
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