Harold Vincent Price

On Sunday, August 30th, Harold Vincent Price Jr., better known as Hank, passed away after a long and adventurous life, having just reached his 80th birthday. It was a life well-lived, right up to the very end.

Born on August 23, 1946 in East Chicago, Indiana, Hank was son to Glada and Harold Price Sr., and beloved big brother to Jan. Though he originally hailed from Indiana, Hank - like many great Texans - got here as soon as he could, moving to Houston with his family in 1952 and then to Fort Worth in 1959. He would continue to call Fort Worth home for the rest of his life.

Hank attended Eastern Hills High School and spent his time there in ways that would later make for great tales with which to regale his young daughters in true ‘do as I say, not as I do’ fashion. A favorite of theirs was the time that he and some friends released a greased pig into the hallways during passing period, despite the school’s best efforts to thwart the plan. Another was the time during his senior year that he and two teammates paddled in the Texas Water Safari, a 265-mile canoe race from San Marcos to the gulf coast.

Hank moved to Georgetown, TX for college at Southwestern University, where he joined Kappa Sigma fraternity and earned a degree in Economics. After graduation, Hank joined his father Harold Sr. in the steel business, jointly founding Structural and Steel Products Inc., where he worked until his retirement in 2017. When asked for the secret of his business success, Hank always attributed it to his father’s simple maxim, “Take care of the customer, and he’ll take care of you.”

Throughout his life, Hank pursued several hobbies that would make many men jealous. He spent many hours water skiing with his family on Eagle Mountain Lake. He earned his pilot’s license and loved flying in a single-engine plane with his father (a WWII pilot of the B-17 Flying Fortress). Hank was an avid outdoorsman, whether it be spending time on his ranch in South Texas, fishing in Canada, or hunting in Africa. He enjoyed local sports, religiously watching Cowboys games and taking his daughter Kelly to many Rangers games (including Nolan Ryan’s 7th no-hitter). Later in life, he moved near TCU and purple became the new color in his life. TCU has lost one of their greatest fans.

The phrase ‘never met a stranger’ is one that especially applies to Hank. To know him was to befriend him, whether you were one of his customers, one of his employees, or the regular server at his favorite local restaurant. For that reason, in addition to his family, Hank will be missed by many across Texas and far beyond.

Hank was a devoted dad to two daughters, Kelly and Holly, and a doting grandfather to Jane and Callum. His daughters often said that he had nine lives, given how many times his adventures came close to a mortal end, but they like to think that he is now on the greatest adventure of them all. So long, Old Paint.

Hank is survived by Kelly, Holly, Betty, Woody, Jane, Callum, Jan, Bruce, Robin, Tom, Scott, Carrie, Randi, and furbabies Dave, Buster, and Nico.

The family kindly request that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to The Nature Conservancy to help protect the natural world that Hank loved so much.

Memorial Service: 1:00 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2026, First United Methodist Church, Leonard Chapel, 800 W. 5th St, Ft. Worth TX 76102.