- Date Of Birth: January 11, 1938
- Date Of Death: September 13, 2009
- State: Connecticut
Robert Joseph Harris, 71, of Durham, husband of Marilyn (Dahlberg) Harris, passed away on Sunday, September 13th at Middlesex Hospital. Born in Middletown, he was the son of the late Joseph and Alice (Paddock) Harris. Robert lived in the Middlefield/ Rockfall/Durham area all of his life. He loved off shore fishing, gardening, following the Red Sox and Nascar racing and was a self-taught guitarist who loved country music. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Ronald J. Harris of Durham; a daughter, Christine Averill of Durham; two granddaughters, Amanda and Abby Lohmann and many nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Robert was predeceased by two brothers, William Harris, Sr. and Joseph Harris, Jr. and five sisters, Frances “June” Ruffino, Loretta Marcoux, Alice Joseph, Marjorie Schadler, and Gloria DeSanchez. The Harris family would like to thank the many doctors and the entire staff at the Middlesex Health Care Center for their wonderful care and support during this long illness.
