Ronald Neil Harris

Ronald Neil Harris of Fayetteville, Georgia, passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, from cardiac arrest. Born on January 14, 1948, to Marvin Harris and Agnes Worthington Harris Stephens, Neil grew up in College Park, Georgia, where he graduated from College Park High School in 1966. Following his graduation from high school, Neil attended Georgia State University. Afterwards, he enlisted in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. While in the Air Force, he was also selected to be on the flight crew of Air Force One during the presidency of Lyndon Baines Johnson. On November 27, 1976, Neil Harris and Dorothy Elizabeth Clark, the daughter of Robert Harold Clark and Ethel Gibson Clark of College Park, were married. Neil retired from his career with Delta Airlines in International Operations in 2002. Neil had many interests two of which were the Delta Men’s Golf Open and the Airport Area Chamber of Commerce where he was past Executive Director. He also loved the Georgia Bulldogs. Dorothy and Neil were avid animal lovers. Neil was especially attached to his Appaloosa horse “Bandit” and his English Setter “August”. Neil is survived by his wife Dorothy Elizabeth Clark Harris of Fayetteville, Georgia; his sister Mrs. Jeanette Harris French of East Point, Georgia and of Alpharetta, Georgia; his brother and sister-in-law Danny and Connie Harris of Lillian, Alabama; his nephews Dr. James Courtney French and Drs. Christopher and Anita French of Alpharetta, Georgia; his nephews Jeffrey and Brenda Harris of Gulf Breeze, Florida and Marvin D. Harris of Maine; a niece Susan K. Harris of Albuquerque, New Mexico; two great nieces Sophia and Karina French of Alpharetta, Georgia; and many cousins. The family will receive friends at Parrott Funeral Home Friday, January 23, 2015, from 5pm till 8pm. www.parrottfuneralhome.com 770-964-4800 Funeral services will be held in the Parrott Chapel Saturday, January 24, 2015, at 2pm. with visitation beginning at 1pm. Rev. Eldrin Bell officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Wounded Warriors Project National Processing Center P.O Box 758541 Topeka, Kansas 66675-8541 var item = document.getElementById("tukios_iframe"); // Now calculate our height. if (item){ //Looks like we have tukios_iframe. Lets do stuff var currentWidth = item.clientWidth; var proposedHeight = (currentWidth + 80) * 9/16; item.height=proposedHeight; } PDF Printable Version

Ronald Neil Harris

January 14, 1948 - January 20, 2015