George Clifton "Cliff" Harrison

Harrison, George Clifton Cliff November 18, 2012. Cliff died last week after battling cancer for the last ten months. He began his retail career in the executive training program at Sakowitz, a luxury goods retailer headquartered in Houtson, Texas. He ran numerous departments and was involved in several store redesigns before departing for a nine year stint heading up the shops at the Houston Zoo. Following this, Cliff had the opportunity to join the Jefferson National Parks Association in St. Louis, where he served for five years as Director of Marketing and Product Development. From there he moved on to Washington, D.C., in the capacity of Director of Merchandising for the Parks and History Association. Returning to St. Louis in 2004, Cliff joined the staff of the Saint Louis Art Museum, where he served as Retail Sales Director. Cliff served for three years on the Board of Directors of the Museum Store Association, including a year as President. He has been a frequent guest speaker on store design, product development and customer service. Cliff is survived by his mother, Robbie Lynne Harrison and Charles Rogers, his partner of 30 years. His father, George Harrison, battled cancer before his death. He is also survived by his stepmother Sally Colvard and her husband, Bill; his uncle and aunt Billy Ray and Katherine Dickey and cousins Wayne and Lisa Dickey; Dee and Ted Crawford; Ann McElyea, Terry and Mel Elliott. He is also survived by stepbrother Chip and Dana Reid and stepsister Jennifer and Mike Attaway. Services: The family welcomes friends and co-workers to dropby the Berger Memorial Chapel at 4715 McPherson Ave., between 4:30 and 6:30pm Thursday, November 29, 2012 to meet his family and share stories about our Cliff. BERGER MEMORIAL SERVICE