Harold Lewis "Hal" Tysinger, (9 October 1917 in Rowan County, North Carolina – 28 March 2005 in Moore County, NC)
Hal was a World War II veteran of the United States Navy, serving in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Pacific theaters and rising to the rank of Lt. Commander.
After the war Hal returned to his native North Carolina and pursued a career as a photographer.
Durham (NC) Herald-Sun, Obituaries, 29 March 2005