Harold C. Wareham
Co-founder, North Texas Historic Transportation, Inc.
Started the restoration of Northern Texas Traction Interurbans No. 25 and 411.
Tried to repatriate T&P No. 610 to Fort Worth.
Major supporter of the restoration of NTT streetcar No. 560 and the Brill 79E reproduction program.


Dec. 31, 1926 - Nov. 4, 2009

Harold Charles Wareham, 82, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, at an area hospital surrounded by his children and friends.

Memorial service: 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Greenwood Chapel.

Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to North Texas Historic Transportation Inc., Box 861, Fort Worth, Texas 76101, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the trolley cars and trains of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Harold was born Dec. 31, 1926, in West Virginia. He served in the United States Navy in World War II before a longtime career in insurance. He built his own company, Wareham and Associates, in Fort Worth, selling the firm at retirement. He was a glider pilot and sailor, and restored antique cars, trolleys and trains. Harold also was an avid reader, pianist, Boston Red Sox lover and member of an elite group of Dallas Cowboys fans. He was also an advocate for the rights of the mentally handicapped.

Harold was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 50 years, Jenny, and his eldest son, Miles, in 2001.
Survivors: Son, John Wareham and wife, Val, of Indianapolis; daughter, Beth Wareham and husband, Bernard Holland, of New York City; and grandsons, Scott Wareham and wife, Fallon, and Regan Wareham, all of Indianapolis.


Andy Nold
Co-founder NTHT, Inc.