HARRISON THEODORE EDWARD Age 96, of Tallahassee, passed away Friday, July 21, 2017, at the Bertrand Health Center at Westminster Oaks. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Martha Ann Duane Harrison. A private service is planned. Gifts in memory of Mr. Harrison may be made to Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32308. Mr. Harrison was a native of Mendes, Georgia, the son of Ira R. and Verda Mae Mangum Harrison. He served in the Army Corps of Engineers in World War II in Burma, China, and India. Following the war he attended the University of Florida, where he received a degree in industrial engineering in 1948. He spent his career as an executive with the Westinghouse Corporation in Pittsburgh, retiring in 1981 to attend the Florida State University School of Law. After graduating and becoming a member of the Florida Bar Association, he practiced law in Tallahassee for over 10 years, primarily pro bono work with the Federal Court system. After retiring from the practice of law, he turned his never flagging energy and attention to building computers. An avid golfer, he was a member of the Killearn Country Club and was also a member of Fellowship Presbyterian Church in Tallahassee. Other survivors include three sons, Theodore Edison Harrison, John Ira Harrison (Arden) and Richard Thomas Harrison, all of Tallahassee; three daughters, Julia Ann Mooney (Richard) of Lake Worth, FL, Suzan Harrison of St. Petersburg, FL and Laura Harrison of Tallahassee; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Mr. Harrison is also survived by his brother, Jack Harrison (Sally) of Amelia Island; and his sister, Alice Swanson (Willard) of Melbourne, FL. Kelly Barber of BEVIS FUNERAL HOME OF TALLAHASSEE (850-385-2193 or www.bevisfh.com) is assisting the Harrison family with their arrangements. Send condolences post-gazette.com/gb
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