Walter A. Harrison

I was just a neighborhood kid, which means we played a bit more under Lucky's tolerant gaze, than Walt's. What I remember clearly is the cheerful --the loving way-- Walt greeted all of us as he came home from work. Years later, but long ago, I learned of the Harrisons and PFLAG, love for community built around inclusive families. Despite numerous social roadblocks in the 1970's, each of us found our individual paths. What Walt and Lucky built meant a lot to me. Legacy is the proper term....

To Walters family. We were lucky to know Walter in later life as he assisted our company Acorn Technologies. As younger men growing older, we would speak with respect of the fact that Walter would cycle well into his eighties to our meetings. How sharp and fit the man. Our team Paul and Andreas worked almost every week with him for several years. It was a great experience and his memory lives on. Our love to all his family - may he rest in peace with a bicycle nearby. Tom Horgan CEO Acorn...

Dear Harrison Family, Professor Walter Harison death is a great loss for you and also for the whole community of solid state physics.Sincere condolences. Thanks to Walt, my stay as a visiting scientist at Standford University was one of the most fruitful and beautiful year of my life. I learned a lot about condensed matter from him and his books have a honor place in my personal library. He was a true friend, extremely kind all the time and very helpful to me. I will keep Lucky and Walt I´m...

Dear Walt Harrison family, I met Walt in the early 60's at GE and in later years was fortunate to share an office with him when I visited Stanford. He was a wonderful friend and colleague.