Richard Alan Harris
January 13, 1944 ~ June 16, 2011
Passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2011 with his family present after a long illness. Born in Washington, DC, he graduated from Wake Forest University and retired from the Department of Defense after 35 years of dedicated service. He leaves us with the cherished memories of his hard work, sense of humor, devotion to his family and love of the outdoors. Beloved husband of Peggy Day; loving father of Katie Leggett, Karen Langer and son-in-law, Mark Langer; grandfather of Matthew, Ashley, Corey, Curtis, Patrick and Ella; loving brother to Lynn Feller and uncle to Shannon and Cameron. The family will receive friends at St. Veronica Catholic Church, 3460 Centreville Road, Chantilly, VA on Monday, June 20 beginning at 10 a.m. where a Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Interment will be private.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
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Rick was the last boss I had before retirement in 1996. Great guy!!!
Those of us that knew and worked with him have lost a friend. Rest in peace
Peggy: Our thoughts and prayers are for you and yours. Rick is missed by all who knew him. Vaughn
My Sincere condolence, Rick was a great individual to work with and always made working enjoyable.
Rick was always a favorite at family functions. His words and presence will be greatly missed by all.
Peggy, We’ll always remember Rick’s smile, kindness, sense of humor and as our dapper boss. May God comfort your your hours of despair.
Peggy: We were very sad to hear about Rick. Our thoughts and prayers remain with you and your family. We were very fond of Rick and will miss him.
May the thoughts and prayers of friends bring you comfort in your sorrow. Rick and I worked together at DIA. He was always fair and took seriously all decisions he had to make. He was a gift to all who knew him.
We pass on our condolences to all of Ricks family and his closest of friends. Sandy and I will always keep the fondest of memories of Rick in our hearts. You are all in our prayers.
Mr. Harris was always ready with a smile, a good joke and great advice. He never left any doubts about what he wanted done but you were always sure it was the right thing to do. May he rest-in-peace
Rick was one of the first office Deputy Directors I had the opportunity to direclty work with at DIA. He was very pleasant and a great asset to our office. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY.