Harry Linderman is the grandfather of Lucky Linderman, father of Vic, father-in-law of Lori, and husband of Janice. Harry is a soldier who fought in Vietnam, and became a POW/MIA. He is sorely missed and dearly loved by Janice, who spends the rest of her life searching for him. Harry appears in Lucky's dreams throughout the novel, standing in as a sort of father figure to Lucky, and helping him to seek out answers. Among the most noted pieces of advice that Lucky ultimately comes away with from Harry are that Lucky can control his own life, and that he must live in the present, not the past. At the end of the novel, Harry gives Lucky his wedding ring to give to Vic, to let him know that Harry himself has died in the jungles of Vietnam.
