Harold ("Flush") Byrd73 of Erie, PA made his transition into the heavenly kingdom on August 24, 2020. He was born on September 19, 1946, in Braxton, Mississippi, to the late Willa Mae Jenkins – Byrd- Isaac and Marshall Byrd.

He graduated from Burgard Vocational High School in Buffalo, NY Harold was well known in the Erie community for his exceptional painting skills in residential and commercial restoration. Harold also was one of the first African American painters to achieve certification and licensure through the local painter's union in the early eighties. Harold was an avid jazz enthusiast. He also enjoyed cooking for family and friends.

Harold was preceded in death by his brothers Willie Byrd and Mack McNair and his infant daughter Simone Byrd.

He is survived by three sons - Tracy Byrd,(wife Kathy Woolfolk-Byrd)of Detroit, MI ,Troy Byrd of Pontiac, MI and Demetrius Byrd (fiancé Sybrina Colosanta), of Buffalo, NY; 2 daughters -  Raina Byrd of Detroit, MI and D'Andra Byrd- Ulmer(husband  Theo Ulmer)of Austin, TX.; nephew- Waine Byrd of Erie, PA; niece - Marchelle Byrd (fiancé Willie "Biz Beason") of Erie PA. 8 grandchildren. A longtime friend, companion and care taker Nebraska Pettus of Erie, PA, as well as numerous extended family and friends.