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January/February 2026
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
A GRATEFUL LARRY HARSHA REFLECTS ON HIS DAVEY YEARS
In retirement, Larry Harsha has traded rides in his Davey
truck for cruises in his Can-Am Spyder motorcycle, among
plenty of other adventures.
Harsha joined Davey in 1974 on the NIPSCO account. In
1984, he became a foreman and, in 1992, he transferred to
the Public Service of Indiana account before returning to
NIPSCO. In 1998, he became supervisor on the NIPSCO
account. After moving to Davey Resource Group in 2013
as a utility vegetation management specialist, he retired
in 2018 with 44 years of service.
"My time at Davey was great, and the people I met and
the work I did made it very rewarding," Harsha said. "Much
of what my wife and I have been able to do in my retirement
is thanks to my time at Davey, and I am very grateful for
that. It is a great company to be at."
Harsha attributes his enjoyable time at Davey to two of
his many great bosses, Bill Tomajko and Jack Bloomfield.
His brother, Gary Harsha, and his son, Jason Harsha, also
worked for the company during his tenure.
One of his favorite memories came from an assignment
in Canada, when he saw a nearby truck with a bucket stuck
in the air.
By chance, this truck was the same truck one of his foremen
had run, and Harsha had learned a trick from Bob Simms, his
team's chief mechanic, to use when the bucket got stuck on
an assignment in Indiana.
Being familiar with the truck, he was able to use the trick
he had learned to get the bucket back in action.
"All the experience I'd gained while working at Davey
helped me in that moment," Harsha said.
Harsha spent some of his first years in retirement hot shot
trucking with Wesley Vinson, a Davey employee Harsha
hired in 2000. Now, he and his wife, Alfreda, enjoy road
tripping in his Can-Am Spyder, taking care of their dog,
Blackie, and going to concerts for rock bands like ZZ Top
and Trampled by Turtles, who they plan to see in March.
"My wife and I get out as much as we can," Harsha said.
"We have been able to make more and more memories
together over the years. We have much more ahead
of us, too."
ADVICE FROM LARRY HARSHA:
1. Buy stock -- that helped me pay off my house.
When you buy Davey stock, you invest in the
future.
2. Learn all the training and safety skills you can
because it pays off in the long run for your career.
3. Stay humble and enjoy the small things in life.
Left: Back in 1977, Larry Harsha sits on a non-run-
ning Davey chipper while on the job.
Center: Larry and his wife, Alfreda, stand next to
their Can-Am Spyder motorcycle.
Above: Larry sits in his motorcycle with his dog,
Blackie.
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