Harrison Lucas Neal

NEAL -- Harrison Lucas, 17, was born March 20, 1989, and passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2006. Senior at Booker T. Washington High School, died leaving his mother, Paula Wood Neal and her husband, Richard Moderow; his father, Gary L. Neal and his wife, Jamie K. Neal; a loving sister, Jordan Seabury Neal; stepsiblings, George and Garrett Major, Tulsa, Kyle Moderow, Houston, TX, Erika Moderow, Charlotte, NC; and maternal grandmother, Dyane "Tippy" Wood Kellogg and husband, Frederick F. Kellogg, Jr. of New York; paternal grandmother, Pearl L. Neal, Tulsa; uncle, Ron Neal and wife, Sheryl, Tulsa; aunts, Diandra Wood, Palo Alto, CA, Janet Soulsby, Tulsa, Judith Fancher, San Jose, CA; great-uncle, Harold S. Wood and wife, Gini, Tulsa; great-uncle, Raymond Lucas and wife, Rachel, Austin, TX; great-aunt, Frances Lucas, Sausalito, CA; cousins, Lee, Lynn and Kylee Lucas, Duck Key, FL and Breckenridge, CO, Arlene Lucas, Sausalito, CA and V. William and Margaret Wood, Tulsa; and his girlfriend, Jordan Stringer, Tulsa. Harrison attended Emerson Elementary, Carver Middle School and was to graduate from Booker T. Washington in the spring of 2007. Harrison joined his father and lifelong friend, Jerry Parkhurst on great Alaskan river rafting adventures, fished the winter blue fin tuna season off North Carolina and enjoyed hunting with his friend, Terry Turner. He held the Cape Hatteras record for junior anglers - 5 great blue fin tuna over 400 lbs. each caught in one day in 2001 and received several fishing awards including one for a 758 lbs. blue fin tuna. He assisted his father with several charitable causes including Sutton Avian research Center and the homeless program at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Harrison was extremely talented in the arts including drawing, writing, and cinematography. At the time of his death, he was applying to the University of Arkansas and OSU, where he intended to study architecture and industrial deign. Harrison was employed at the Gadget Company, Utica Square. The gift of his life to family and friends cannot be measured. We will all miss him forever. Memorial contributions may be made in Harrison's name to Palmer Drug Abuse Prevention. Service will be held 2 p.m., Tuesday, November 28, at All Souls Unitarian Church in Tulsa. Stanleys, 743-6271.