McKee – 96 years
Harry “Mousey” McKee of Washington celebrated his 96th birthday with family and friends at Tambellini’s in Bridgeville on Feb. 8 and with his Fairhill Manor Christian Church dartball team with cake and ice cream on his birthday. The team won all three games against West Washington Methodist Church and Harry had two home runs.
He was born Feb. 11, 1918, in Langeloth and moved to Washington, where he graduated from Trinity High School.
Mr. McKee joined the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936 and served for six years. After leaving the CCC, he played amateur baseball, softball and soccer and belonged to dartball teams and bowling leagues, receiving many trophies for his skills in each sport. He was inducted into the Washington-Greene County Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1988 for baseball and played in the Washington County Senior League for a number of years. He last played softball at 91 years of age.
Mr. McKee was employed by Washington Steel until he retired in March 1980.