Harold Lee Quiggle

Harold Lee Quiggle of Birmingham died on August 6, 2024 at the age of 85. Born in Birmingham on January 3, 1939; German-American cooking and payday thrift set the tone of the house. He grew up believing that showing up was the first craft. He worked fleets that argued with current and schedules. A barge deck grease rag labeled with shifts meant payday still answered. Colleagues still mention a barge deck grease rag labeled with shifts. In 1965 he married Dorothy. The marriage was not a speech; it was groceries, repairs, and two daughters walked to school in weather that did not care. When Dorothy died in 2017, he kept what still worked: the early walk, the small garden, the call on Sundays. Neighbors remember a jumper cable offered before the tow truck was dialed. He liked early mornings before the heat or the noise. He died in Birmingham, among streets he never needed to explain. The calendar still has a circle on payday.