Kevin Henry Harris

Kevin Henry Harris 52, of Harrison, New Jersey, formerly of Smithfield, Ohio, passed away on November 19th in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. He was preceded in death by his father, Gene Henry Harris and a sister Bertha Mae Harris. He was a 1982 graduate of Buckeye North High School In Brilliant, Ohio, and excelled at football for the College of Wooster, being Named All-conference 2 years consecutively. He continued his career for the semi professional New Jersey Giants football club. His athletic passion continued to flourish throughout the rest of his life through his love for the Ohio State Buckeyes and Pittsburgh Steelers and his daughters' basketball teams. He is survived by his mother Anna L. Harris of Smithfield, Ohio; former wife, Susan Clydesdale Harris and daughters Heather Harris (20) and Jessica Harris (13) of Harrison, New Jersey; 5 sisters, Gloria (Larry) Spires of Boardman, Ohio; June Harris of Boulder, Colorado; Gina (James) Bowley of Clinton, Maryland; Stacey Harris Watkins of Weirton, West Virginia; Hillary Harris of Smithfield, Ohio; and 2 brothers: Gene (Carol) Harris of Atlanta, Georgia and William "Bengy" (Dawn) Harris of Painesville, Ohio; special aunt Ruth (Hugh) Pendergrast of Weirton, West Virginia and a host of nieces and nephews. He was a General Manager for the Philadelphia office of Electronic Merchant Systems, where he was considered by his co-workers to be a "professor of the trade". This position was the culmination of a tremendously multifaceted sales and management career. He was a proud father, who considered his most impressive accomplishments to be his daughters Heather and Jessica. The visitation will be Tuesday, November 22, 2016 from 4-8pm at Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585 Belgrove Drive, Kearny, New Jersey. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday November 23, 2016 at 10am at First Presbyterian Church of Arlington, 663 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, New Jersey. The family asks instead of flowers that donations be made to the American Diabetes Association.