Harry Tilghman Ochs III, age 77, of Savoy, IL, died on January 12, 2021, at Accolade Healthcare Senior Living, Paxton, IL. He was born Feb. 6, 1943 in New Orleans, LA, where his father was working during WWII.  He was the son of Harry Tilghman Ochs Jr. and Janice Hartzell (Moyer) Ochs. Although most of his ancestors lived in the Lehigh Valley, PA area since the early 1700s, he was raised in Newton, MA. He received an Electrical Engineering degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA, May, 1965; E.E. and M.S. degrees, May, 1967, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology; PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, May,1971.  Harry's entire career was as a Research Scientist at Illinois State Water Survey 1970-2002.  He was a member of American Meteorological Society.  He continued his research in cloud physics and precipitation at Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, Univ. of IL, 2003-2005 He helped organize the major Research Field Project in Antigua/Barbuda. Project RICO (Rain in Cumulus over the Ocean) was a field program sponsored by the National Science Foundation whose objectives were to evaluate precipitation in shallow cumulus clouds across a broad range of scales.

He ended his career with an NSF grant to his own company, Atmospheric Physics Associates, along with Dr. Kenneth Beard, his lifelong research partner. He had an article in Science and 2 articles in Nature, in addition to more than 25 publications. He mentored several graduate students. Harry was very successful in obtaining NSF grants to do the research he enjoyed. He had field projects in St. Louis, MO, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Cocoa Beach, FL, Hilo, Hawaii, Antigua/Barbuda, amongst others. He worked with National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, CO many times, and got to hike up Pikes Peak. He also planned a Meteorology Conference in Glenwood Springs, CO. Because of his research in Cocoa Beach, he was able to watch the Space Shuttle take off from the closest possible distance, even closer than the news media. He attended scientific conferences in France, Germany, Austria, Finland, Israel, amongst others.

Harry married Georgette Lalish, April 24, 1971, in Arlington Heights, IL. They lived their entire married life in Champaign and Savoy, IL and would have celebrated their 50 ^th Wedding Anniversary this year. They have 3 children: Rebecca (John) Pick, Chippewa Falls, WI, Sara (Simon) McCauley, Windham, NH, Michael (Amy) Ochs, Eagle, ID. They have 7 grandchildren: Jack and Alec Pick, Madeline, Dylan, Annaliese McCauley, Livia and Bodi Ochs. He was predeceased by his brother Richard Ochs.

The family thanks the wonderful staff at Accolade Healthcare of Paxton, IL, for their care of Harry the past few years. The family thanks Transitions Hospice for their compassionate care in his final few days. Graveside services will be at later date at the family plot, Grandview Cemetery, Allentown, PA

Baier Family Funeral Services, Paxton is assisting the family with arrangements.