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William Harrison Obituary

HARRISON, DR. WILLIAM HENRY, Memorial service for Dr. William Henry Harrison, age 79, of Daytona Beach, who passed away on June 27, 2007 after recovering from heart surgery, will be held on Sunday July 1, 2007 at 2PM at Central Baptist Church, 142 Fairview Avenue, Daytona Beach with Chaplain Jim Smith officiating. Dr. Harrison was born in Deland and conducted general and thoracic surgery in Volusia County since 1959. Dr. Harrison performed the first surgery at University of Florida Shands Teaching Hospital in Gainesville and the first aortic aneurysm repair in Daytona Beach. Some of his many profesional accomplishments included being a diplomat in the American Board of Thoracic Surgery, Chief of Surgery and President of the Medical Staff. He was past president of
Ormond-by-the-Sea Rotary, and was a Paul Harris Fellow and also served on Halifax's Cancer, Infection Control, Medical Library and Credentialing Committee. He is survived by Jackie Harrison; a daughter, Dr. Jennifer Harrison Elder and her husband Stephen of Micanopy, FL; a son, Thomas Harrison and his wife Veronica of Sorrento, FL; sister, Barbara Anklan; and five grandchildren, Joshua and Timothy Elder, Barbara Elder Finch and Jacob and Jacquelyn Grace Harrison. In lieu of other remembrances the family requests donations be made to the University of Florida Foundation Inc., in honor of the William H. Harrison Professorship, UF Foundation, P.O. Box 14425, Gainesville, FL 32604-2425.

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Published by Orlando Sentinel on Jun. 29, 2007.

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Shelby Thompson

June 30, 2007

enjoyed working with him in him over the years. Scrub on the first aneurysm with him in daytona beach.

joe thompson

June 29, 2007

he called me the govenor, and i called him the admiral and my mother was the first to do an aortic aneursym and i was the last i will remember him fondly and miss him greatly. we wish the family all the love we can and hope there grief is short in knowing the lord has a good one with him now

MRS.PAMELA HANNAH TOLIVER-MADISON

June 28, 2007

TRUST IN THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART,LEAN NOT TO YOUR OWN UNDERSTANDING,AND IN ALL YOUR WAYS ACKNOWLEDGE HIM AND HE WILL DIRECT YOUR PATH.IN DEEPEST SYMPATHY,LOVE AND RESPECT, I'M ONE OF THE MANY NURSES THAT WORKED AND ENJOYED THE TRAINING THAT DR. HARRISON SHARED.

Dana Mingucci

June 28, 2007

I am overcome with sadness over losing our "Ol' Doc"; and I will never forget his many simple, yet sincere acts of kindness and generosity towards everyone that he worked with. He had a strong, willful personality; and a steadfast determination to attend to the needs of each and every patient that crossed his path. He never denied a service to anyone which he believed in his ability to provide. Dr. Harrison lived for his work, and serving his community, and leaves a strong legacy; for which I am very proud to say that I knew him. I'll miss our e-mails and our little dicussions; the Friday office lunches; the Christmas cards; the "republican chats"; the digital cameras; the "computer" talks; the current events and articles he enjoyed; the wealth of knowledge he shared...and I'll just miss having our "Ol' Doc Harrison".

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