ABSTRACT
Born and raised in the coal-mining community of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Harry developed an empathy for people who work under difficult conditions. One day he was helping a friend of the family repair the foundation under the porch. Crouching down under the porch with the friend, an old coal miner, Harry remarked on the tough working conditions. The miner said that the conditions were good compared to coal seams where he had to lie down and crawl in with his pickaxe in hand. The Davis family got a new porch foundation, and Harry gained an early appreciation for difficult working conditions, a cornerstone of his later career.
