Harry Lee Maxey

Rosary will be 6:30 pm Tuesday, February 26th at DeYoung Memorial Chapel. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Wednesday the 27th of February at Presentation Church. Arrangements are through DeYoung Memorial Chapel.

Harry was born in Lodi, Oklahoma to Nettie Hunt and Bill Maxey on June 26, 1936. He went to school at Delta College where he met the love of his life, Connie Barela, whom he married on June 11, 1956. He then furthered his education and graduated from Stanford University with a Master's Degree. He worked as an Educator for Stockton Unified School District. He again went back to school to get his Doctorate from UOP. This led him to seating as head of the Bilingual Department. He was an advocate for language development and served on several committees for ESL, Grant writing and Indian affairs. He was involved deeply in his faith where he served for The Knights of Columbus at Presentation Church. As a Knight, he donated his service delivering food to families and assisting those less fortunate. He devoted many years of his life to the beloved BVM sisters from his congregation of which he considered family.

In his retirement, Harry mentored new teachers and taught English to non-English speaking students. Some of his favorite past times include learning new languages, breeding show dogs, listening to opera, classical and Mexican music. He spent many of his hours working in his showcase garden where he would plant any assortment of flowers his wife desired.

Harry is survived by his wife, Connie Maxey and their children, Manuel Maxey, Mary Cathleen Dorman (Dennis) and Madalena Romero (Mark); his grandchildren, Christina Maxey, Gregg Storrs II (Amy), Sarah Guy (Matt), Rory Storrs (Shannon), Alicia Skipper (Brandon) and Sonia Romero; great grandchildren Mattisin, Jax, Kaydence, Joey, Caleb, Brock, Mason and Rory Jr. Harry is also survived by his sister June Scott and their aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins. He is preceded in death by their parents Nettie Hunt, Bill Maxey and Deb Linville, as well as, his brother Dale Linville.

The family of Harry Maxey wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Hospice of San Joaquin and DeYoung Memorial Chapel.