- Date Of Birth: July 27, 1947
- Date Of Death: February 12, 2022
- State: Michigan
Alan L. Harris, age 74 of Vicksburg, died on February 12, 2022.
He was born on July 27, 1947, in Kewanee, Illinois, the son of Winston and Louise (Heneger) Harris.
The family moved to Michigan when Al was in grade school, and he graduated from Vicksburg High School in 1965. During the Vietnam War, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, serving for two years. After his time in the Army, he returned home to Vicksburg and started working at Simpson Paper Company where he worked for 33 years, and eventually retired from Pfizer. Al married Wanda Gose on August 28, 1971. They welcomed their son, Seth, in 1982, and then a daughter, Shayne, in 1990.
Al was an extremely devoted husband and father. He was very involved in the children’s sports teams, helping to coach Shayne in hockey and soccer, and in later years played adult hockey with Seth. He loved hunting with Seth during the winter season and enjoyed spending time on the lake during the summer. Al, Wanda, and the kids spent many long weekends and summers up north camping near Fountain, MI on Round Lake. During retirement, Al and Wanda enjoyed traveling to various places in the US to escape the Michigan winters.
He was willing to help out anyone in need, a true family man, and will be greatly missed by all that were fortunate to know him. Al’s family includes his wife, Wanda Harris; his children: Seth Harris and Shayne (Daniel) Schiedel; his mother, Louise Harris; his brothers and sister: Morrie Harris, Carol (Bob) Gose, and Dave Harris; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Winston Harris.
