Penn College News

Retired fitness faculty member dies at 75

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

A Friday funeral has been scheduled for Harry C. Specht, a faculty retiree and former Wildcat coach, who died April 3 at the age of 75.

Harry C. Specht

Specht joined the Williamsport Area Community College physical education faculty in 1971 and retired from Penn College in 2010 as an associate professor of fitness & lifetime sports.

He was the WACC Wildcat basketball coach for a number of years, and coached other sports – tennis and cross-country included.

The service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Montoursville Presbyterian Church, 900 Elm St., Montoursville. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at McCarty-Thomas Funeral Home, 733 Broad St., Montoursville, and from 9-10 a.m. Friday in the church.

A full obituary is available on the funeral home website.