Olin-Harris-Obituary

Rev. Olin Harris Sr.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

1935 - 2009

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Rev. Olin Harris, Sr., 74, of Harrisburg, peacefully transitioned into eternal rest on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Milledgeville, GA, son of the late Willie Lee and Beatrice (Ward) Harris, a graduate of the former William Penn Senior High School, was...

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I would like to express my deepest sympathy and condolences to Michael, Gina, Charlotte, Olin Jr, and Kirsten Harris on the loss of your father, Olin Harris, Sr. I have known your family for most of my life. I had the utmost respect for your father’s talents and accomplishments, and simply loved and adored your mother for she was such a sweet and gentle lady. I will never forget how beautifully Mr. Harris sang at my mother’s funeral, and can only hope that someone sang equally well at his.

To Shelly and the Family my thoughts are on you today and my Prayers for your Family. I live in Dallas Shelly & just learned of your Father's passing from old school mates as well. God Bless you & your Family. We use to dance together(dance troop) and we were in school for awhile as well. Love to all Shelly, Take care......

To Michael,Gina,Shelly,Olin Jr.,Chrissy,the Harris & Goodwin Memorial Baptist Church Families,
I have known Olin Harris all of my life, he was another one of my grandmothers adopted sons.I became closer associated with him when I joined a choir in high school called "The New Voices of Harrisburg".One of my choirmates(Vicky D.) gave him the nickname of"Papa O" and we have been calling him that every since.A few years after high school I went into radio broadcasting on the cable channel...

To Olin Harris Jr. and the entire Harris Family:

Our thoughts and prayers are with you as you mourn the passing of your father. He was a great and kind man who helped all of us to grow and develop into men. He was a shining example for our community and most importantly he loved our Lord. Hopefully, Olin we can touch bases in California. We are praying with you and know that the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ with see you through this time.

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To the Harris Family,
We offer our condolences on the passing of your loved one. The last time my husband and I saw Mr. Harris, he sang at George Goodrum’s birthday party. His words and song that day touched many of us. My husband's father was from Milledgeville, GA and Mr. Harris shared his knowledge of his family and my husband's and told us that a lot of the families we know in Harrisburg were from GA and migrated to PA. We told one another that we looked forward to hearing more but...

We will miss our Pop Pop so much and wish we would have had the chance to say goodbye to him.

We'll miss hearing Olin's voice on Gospel Calvacade. He has done some amazing things with a humble spirit. Blessings and peace to your family.

The Romains

I know that words cannot express the feelings of grief you are experiencing at this moment. My prayer is that God the "Comforter" be with you in you time of need as only He can be.

Hold on to his Love.

Alfreada (Harris) Woodyard, Hbg, PA

Our loss here on Earth is Heaven's gain. May God grant you peace in this potential time of grief.