Bring Hardy Home

Hardy Ward passed away while living in China.  Friends and family would like to bring him home to be buried at the Dallas Ft. Worth National Cemetery.    Hardy was highly regarded and respected by many in the archery community.   He was a former two-time US National Archery Champion and a former World Archery Champion.  Archery remained his passion throughout his life.  He was inducted into the Crossbow Hall of Fame for his innovation to the crossbow stock.  He came up with the Ward  crossbow stock which was a trackless crossbow.  Most of the current  trackless crossbow designs are based on his Ward stock.

While Hardy was in the service, he was part of the gifted athletes training program at Ft. Myers which gave athletes the opportunity to train and compete at National and International events in their field.

Hardy had been making plans to come back to the United States in September.  We are saddened that he will not be able to make that journey and would like to help him come home to rest.

Friend, Skip Trafford, best described Hardy in a recent article where he said, "Hardy Ward was without a doubt America’s most talented all round archer. His experience touched on every point of the archery compass. He reminds me of the proverbial blind men and the elephant. He had Jay’s turn-on-a-dime switch from humor to the X zone, Ed’s never-say-die competitiveness, Darrel’s no nonsense focus on success, Earl’s bowyer & engineering knowledge, Rob's business savvy, Ann’s determination, Vic’s competitive longevity, Dick’s coaching eye, Tom’s float all boats determination and Don’s attention to detail. 

“Hardy was my dear friend of almost 50 years. He was not only my Best Man but my son’s namesake. He was an Eagle Scout, a veteran and a devout patriot. I was in touch with Hardy right up to the final hours of his passing. My family and I loved him like the brother and godfather he was to my wife and I and our four kids. The global archery community lost a huge pioneer with his passing.”

Funds are being raised to help pay for medical expenses, transportation back to the US, and funeral home expenses.  Hardy's brother, Butch, and sister, Sonya, are in charge of final expenses.  We thank you sincerely for helping us to achieve this goal.