Paul Richard Harder

September 2, 1935 - August 3, 2013

Paul Richard Harder, was born Sept. 22, 1935 in Terre Haute, Indianna to Raymond and Effie Harder. Paul graduated from Otter Creek High School in North Terre Haute. He graduated magna cum laude from Rose Hulman Polytechnical Institute in Terre Haute where he was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He married his high school sweetheart, Cleta Joyce Egan on Sept. 3, 1955. He then graduated from George Washington Law school in Washington, D.C. Following graduation, he went to work at Beckman Instruments in Fullerton, CA. Paul and Cleta and their two sons moved Brea where they were soon joined by their daughter Joanna. Paul is survived by his wife Cleta; children Raymond, David and Joanna. David’s wife Lesa, Joanna’s husband dean; grandchildren Kyle, Hannah, Kevin, Byron, Timothy, Nicholas, Carrie; great grandchildren Cristopher, Connor Chancellor, Calyn, and Connor Patrick. He is also survived by his brother Leroy and his wife Mary; brother in law John Egan and his wife Sherry; brother in law Patrick Egan; sister in law Mary Alice Hackett and her husband Bob; sister in law Barbara Ann Johnston and her husband Marshal; mother in law Bertha Egan. Paul was preceded in death by his parents Raymond and Effie, his brother Leon, his father in law Howard Egan, and his mother in law Agnes Grugal. A Memorial Service will be held on August 17, 2013 at the Yorba Linda Community Center. The Memorial Service will start at 11am. Luncheon immediately following service.