Harry is survived by his wife, Karen Cain; his daughters, Laurie (Mark) Rohm of Superior, CO and Amy (George) Ruther of Avon, CO; grandchildren, Blake and Kendall Rohm; siblings, Doug (Sherry) Cain, Sheilda (Dave) Kahl, Cheryl (Gary) Forehand, LaVonne (Jim) Nelson; brother and sister-in-law, Cleve (Nancy) Moore; as well as many nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents Arlie, Mardell, and Jalma Cain, his father and mother-in-law, Cleve (Signe) Moore, and brother and sister-in-law, John (Sally) Moore.
This world received a blessing 24-April of 1936 when Harry Dwayne Cain was born in Amery, Wisconsin. He lived his childhood years growing up in Dallas, Wisconsin. After graduating from Barron High School in 1954, he voluntarily enlisted in the United State Marine Corps.
The USMC service greatly influenced Harry's life, and his status as "always a Marine" has been humbly worn through his final days. Harry served from 1954 to 1957 aboard the USS Essex attack carrier; his service included a Far East tour and saw him serve as: Captain's Orderly, Admiral's Orderly, Squad Leader, and Acting Lieutenant of ship's landing party platoon.
Upon his USMC Honorable Discharge, Harry attended the University of Wisconsin - Stout graduating in 1963 with a degree in Industrial Arts. During his time on campus is when he met his future bride, Karen Moore Cain. They began their 56-year marriage 17-August of 1963 with a ceremony in Karen's hometown of Escanaba, Michigan (she is a Yooper).
For a few years they lived in the Sparta and Tomah, Wisconsin area where Harry initially taught science classes and introduced a new Industrial Arts program within Tomah High School. In early 1964 Harry accepted a safety consultant position with Employers Insurance of Wausau, which over the course of 3 years moved them to both Milwaukee and Detroit; his tenure there ended in the role of Personnel Manager, which was the catalyst for his employment with Consolidated Papers Inc.
In 1967, Harry & Karen moved to Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin where he worked over 25 years in the Human Resources and Labor Relations work group of Consolidated Papers. In "Rapids", Harry did more than simply work; he provided service to the community through the following organizations:
Big Brothers of America
Consolidated Club
Central Wisconsin Snowmobile Club
Lutheran Church of America
United Way
American Legion
Elks Club
Upon retirement in 1994, Harry and Karen started traveling the country, some of it as RV-ers, enjoying time with direct and extended family, and friends across the country. After seeing a lot of this wonderful country they settled down a bit by buying a double-wide to snowbird the Winter months in Mesa, Arizona. Here they of course forged many new friendships and continued existing ones --- making friends is something special about them!
After calling Rapids their hometown for over 40-years, they made a bold decision to permanently relocate to Frederick, Colorado in 2007 -- it was for the best of reasons: they have two wonderful daughters whose lives have them both living in Colorado.
Laurie Cain Rohm is their oldest at 53, married to Mark Rohm (formerly of Rudolph, Wisconsin). They live in Superior, Colorado and have the 2 grandchildren (Blake - 20, and Kendall - 18). Both grandkids attend Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Amy Cain Ruther is the younger daughter at 50, married to George Ruther (formerly of West Bend, Wisconsin). They live in Avon, Colorado.
As many of you know, Harry's health declined over the years due to Parkinson's disease; but through it all he maintained his charm, humor and wit, always putting the others in his life first. During the last few months of his life, Harry was provided care by the staff of Juniper Village at Louisville (Colorado) --- they have been wonderful to Harry and his family. Over his last month the addition of services provided by Elevation Hospice of Colorado ensured a higher level of attention and care until his death on 23-August of 2019.
In lieu of flowers, kindly consider making a donation to Parkinson Association of the Rockies, www.parkinsonrockies.org
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 31, 2019 at 11:00 AM at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 803 3rd Ave., Longmont, CO 80501.
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