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To The Last Of The Harrys
By H. P. Schroer
More than 83 years ago I was baptized Harold Peter Schroer. However, in my lifetime I have been called many names. Harry was my street name while growing up in the Wakefield section of the Bronx in New York City, during the 1930s.
My third name was added when I became an Aviation Radio Gunner in the Naval Air Corps during World War II. After putting a PBY airplane into a dive during a training session, my buddy John Poulsen of Storm Lake Iowa, nicknamed me H.P. This was an acronym for Hot Pilot, as well as my initials.
I must admit I liked the name H.P., and continued to use it after the war while going to college. However, upon entering the business world, H.P. morphed into Hal. A name I continued to use for most of my business career. Cousins and other family members still refer to me as Harold, whereas my children and grandchildren added Father and Pa Pa to the list.
One would think that after all these years I would have come to peace with my various names and resolved it by establishing one. I must admit some ambivalence, for I still retain all of them and continue to be referred to as Harold, Harry, Hal or H.P.
One friend, Frank Scalenghe, and I had lost contact, but fortunately we were able to renew our friendship a few years ago. Wouldn’t you know, true to form he greeted me with, "Hi Harry. How ya doing? Are you all right?”
Now, my inability to make a decision about my name is being made for me. During this past year I’ve had several occasions to speak at the memorial services for childhood friends. It was while attending these services that I realized, not only was I losing my childhood friends, but also the name Harry and its greeting, "Hi Harry. How ya doing?"
Last year I spoke at Frank's memorial service, where I ended with, "Frank, I want you to know, I’m all right and doing fine. And to all who know me as Harry, I hope you are well and will keep in touch. For those who know me as Hal, and H.P., don't be alarmed if I fail to acknowledge your greetings. It’s not due to a deficiency in memory but in hearing.