Thomas Lee Harris, Sr.

Thomas Lee Harris, Sr.
Age 60, of Dayton, passed away Friday, February 26, 2010, after a hard fight with Melanoma.

Tom was preceded in death by his father, Corbet L. "Blackie" Harris; and by one brother, John L. Harris.

Tom is survived by his wife of the past 19 years, Mary Jo (Etherington) Harris; his mother, Emma L. Harris; three children, Thomas L. Jr. (Teresa) Harris, Laura K. (Richard) Diehl & Paul T. (Bobbisue) Harris; two step-children, Rhonda (Dave) Hughes & James Smith; five grandchildren, Stephanie, Alicia, Emily, Nolan & Avery; three sisters, Donna J. (Phil) Lucas, Nancy J. (Terry) Salyer, Tammy J. (Jim) Wroblewski; three step-grandchildren, Shannon, Damon & Anthony; and by two special great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews & many good friends.

Tom was a member of Roofers Union Local # 75; a veteran of the U. S. Navy; and he was Manager of the Southern Belle. He enjoyed fishing, riding his Harley and he loved his dog, Petie.

The family will be receiving friends from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, at Newcomer Funeral Home & Crematory, 4104 Needmore Road, Dayton. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to Kim and all those who helped Tom during his illness.

The family suggests that contributions be made in memory of Tom to the American Melanoma Foundation, 4150 Regents Park Row, Suite 300, La Jolla, CA 92037.