After nearly 96 years on this earth and a legacy of service, Harold Lee

Hastain passed away in his home that he loved, in Redlands, California on July

3, 2026. Harold was born in Clinton, Missouri, to Harold Hawkins Hastain and

Nellie Cockrell Hastain, where he grew up with his sister, Jean Marsh. After

receiving a master’s degree in Government from California State University –

Los Angeles, Harold spent his entire career in the service of law enforcement:

over 27+ years with the Los Angeles Police Department; 2+ years at Edward Air

Force Base as Head of Security; and 18 years with the Orange County Sheriff’s

Department as a Courtroom Marshall. He also proudly served this country

that he loved in the United States Air Force.

Harold met and then married his sweetheart of 70 years, Barbara Jean

Robinson Hastain on May 5,1956 in San Gabriel, California. They raised their

family in Baldwin Park, California, where they also became members of the

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where Harold served in Boy

Scouts, the young men’s organization and various leadership capacities

throughout his life.

Harold and Barbara purchased their dream home, a beautiful Victorian

house in Redlands, California, in 1991. Harold believed in hard work and

exercise and demonstrated this in his commitment to running and

weightlifting, his career, military service, church service and in his own home.

He dug his own swimming pool by hand, took care of his orange grove,

performed all of his own yard work, and tended to the never-ending repairs,

maintenance and special projects in his old Victorian home and large

property. But even with all of this, he made time to help and teach friends and

neighbors to work hard right alongside him.

Harold was also an avid collector of many things in his life, and loved

sharing his train sets, antiques, antique music boxes, a John Deere tractor, 56

T-bird, International Truck, Model T, Model A, and so much more, yet he could

also be seen accompanying Barbara at Doll Shows and clubs all over

California. Harold could be described as a “tough old bird,” and he could also

be described as a “teddy bear.”

Harold is survived by his wife, Barbara, son, Brian (Daunine), daughter,

Nanette Bounty (Larry), 8 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. He is

also survived by his sister, Jean Marsh. Sadly, Harold was preceded in death

by his daughter, Denise Lynn Browne, in 2025, and his foster son, Danny

Ringlero, in 2021.

A celebration of his legacy and life will be held on July 23, 2026 at 11:00

a.m., at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, located at 640 South

Center Street, in Redlands, California.

640 South Center Street, Redlands, CA