Lewis Richard (Rick) Harris

Mr. Lewis Richard Harris (Rick), age 79, of Braselton, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville GA.

Funeral services will be held at 12:30 P.M. on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Memorial Park South Chapel with interment following at 3:00P.M. at Hill Haven Memory Gardens, 490 Edmondson Rd, Monroe, GA 30656.  Rev. Dr. R. Allen Stewart will officiate. The family will receive friends from 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. prior to the service at Memorial Park South Funeral Home.

Mr. Harris was born August 6, 1945, to the late Lewis Herbert and Mary Lucille Boswell Harris in Washington, D.C. He graduated from the University of Georgia, Pi Kappi Phi, in 1967 with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism.   Mr. Harris served in Vietnam with the U.S. Army 525th Military Intelligence Brigade and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.  After the service, he was employed with Southern Bell, where he met his future wife, Ann, and later retired as a marketing consultant.  Ann and Rick were married for 48 years, had one daughter, Amanda, and enjoyed traveling extensively. 

He is survived by his wife, Ann Bane Harris; daughter and son-in-law, Amanda and Erik Hill; granddaughter, Emma Lynn Hill; and several cousins.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2565 Thompson Bridge Road, Suite 114, Gainesville, GA  30501, www.cancer.org or Hartwell First Methodist Church, 200 East Howell Street, Hartwell, GA 30643, Giving | Hartwell First Methodist Church | Hartwell, GA. USA.

Memorial Park South Funeral Home, 4121 Falcon Parkway, Flowery Branch, Georgia 30542 is in charge of arrangements. Send on-line condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com