Harris, John Wayne

John Wayne Harris, 64, of Lake Tyee near Concrete, WA and
Green Valley, AZ passed away in Tucson, AZ on May 5, 2011.
John was born in Bisbee, AZ on December 6, 1946 to Ellard
and Bonnie Jean Harris who were native residents of AZ. He
graduated from Tempe High School. He served in the US Air
Force for six years during the Vietnam War. Following his
service, he moved to Washington State where he worked as a
computer systems engineer for Boeing and HDR Engineering
until an injury forced early retirement in 2005. In 1990 he
married his beloved wife, Linda (Morrison). They shared
their life together including their love of square dancing,
music, and photography until Linda passed away in 2006.
After Linda's passing, John became a "Snow Bird", splitting
time between his beautiful home at Lake Tyee and his home
in Green Valley, AZ. John was preceded in death by his
beloved wife, Linda; and his parents, Ellard and Bonnie
Jean Harris. He is survived by his sister, Patricia Ann
Ordonez (AZ); step children, Rodney Morrison (Lisa), Scott
Morrison (Ann) and Heather Earnheart (Brian); nephew, Glen
Ordonez (Amy); niece, Janet Pedersen (Eric); nine
grandkids, two great-grandkids; and two grand nephews. He
leaves behind his precious Yorkies, Rascal and Mischief,
that he and Linda adopted and loved for many years. Also
left behind is his girlfriend, Patricia Holt, of AZ. A
graveside memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on
Sunday, July 10 at Zion Cemetery at the Little White Church
on the Hill in Silvana, WA. In lieu of flowers, the family
suggests gifts be made to either the American Cancer
Society or the Veterans Hospital.

Published in The Herald (Everett) from July 3 to July 4,
2011