Harold E. McCloud Jr., 71, of West Lafayette, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at BeeHive Home in Lafayette. He was born August 21, 1948, in Lafayette to Clara (Hague) McCloud of Lafayette and the late Harold McCloud Sr.
Harold graduated from Lafayette Jefferson High School in 1966 and Purdue University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1970 and Master’s Degree in Business Administration in 1971.
On January 21, 1967, he married Carolyn Gillam in Lafayette and she survives. Harold was Vice President of Operations for Hawkins Incorporated and retired in 2015. Harold was an avid Purdue fan and enjoyed movies, concerts, vacations, spending time with family and grandchildren.
Surviving along with his wife Carolyn are his children Melissa (Hoai) Ta of Lafayette, Michelle (Joel) Lewis of West Lafayette, Jeff (Ashley) McCloud of Lafayette, grandchildren Justin Weese, Garrett and Gavin Ta, Teyah Lamb, Alivia and Sydney Lewis, Anna, Aubrie and Averley McCloud.
Also surviving are his siblings Mark McCloud of Leesburg, Margo Zidar of Lafayette, and Roger (Deb) McCloud of Fishers.
Visitation will be from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Tuesday at Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel, 400 Twyckenham Blvd. Service will be at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, at Soller-Baker Lafayette Chapel. Interment will be at Grandview Cemetery in West Lafayette. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association to HalStrong in Harold’s memory.