More detail on this person: Richard William
Harris III, age 67, of Dacula, GA passed away
Thursday, December 12, 2013. He was born
November 7, 1946, in Palatka, FL and graduated
from Clay High School in Green Cove Springs, FL in
1964. He also graduated from Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University in 1977, with a degree in
Professional Aeronautics.
Richard Harris retired from the US Army in 1987,
as a Major after twenty-one years of distinguished
service, including two tours in Viet Nam as a
helicopter pilot with the Stinger 91 Unit and also
the Wildcat Unit. At the time of retirement, he
was serving in the Unified Command at MacDill
AFB, under the command of General Schwarzkopf.
Upon retirement from the military, he pursued a
second career with Ricoh Electronics,
Lawrenceville, GA.
He was an avid golfer and a member of the Senior
Golf Association of Atlanta. Fishing was another
passion, providing him many hours of enjoyment
with family and friends. He was also a member of
the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Association and an
ardent supporter of Wounded Warrior Project.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard
William Harris II and Dorothy Emily Harris. He is
survived by his wife of 43 years, Juan Saye
Harris, Dacula, GA; children, Richard Spencer
Harris and Trevor William Harris, Atlanta, GA;
sister and brother-in-law, Jane Ann and William
Dorward, Allentown, PA; brothers-in-law and
sisters-in-law, John Calvin and Debbie Christmas,
Warner Robins, GA; Jimmy and Ann Williams,
Cleveland, MS, as well as numerous nieces,
nephews and cousins.
The family will receive friends at Flanigan
Funeral Home in Buford, GA on Monday, December
16, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. A
military service will be held at a later date at
the National Cemetery in Jacksonville, FL.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
Wounded Warrior Project, www.woundedwarrior.org
This information was last updated 02/21/2012
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