Whereas, Trooper J. D. "Dave" Harris of the Buckhannon Detachment of the West Virginia State Police, died as a result of injury received in a two vehicle accident on Route 20 just south of Buckhannon on July 11, 1985. Trooper Harris was answering a robbery-in-progress alarm in the Rock Cave area and collided head-on with a pickup truck; and
Whereas, Trooper "Dave" Harris was born in Richwood, West Virginia, on August 21, 1954, and enlisted in the Department of Public Safety on June 5, 1978. After graduating from the State Police Academy, he was assigned to the Buckhannon Detachment where he remained until November 15, 1983. At that time he resigned from the Department of Public Safety to accept employment with the Department of Corrections as Superintendent of Salem School for Youth. On March 15, 1984, he resigned this position and re-enlisted in the Department and was again stationed at Buckhannon; and
Whereas, He was a very devoted church member and participated in many community functions, being especially interested in little league football as the assistant coach of the Buckhannon Cubs. He once told a local sportswriter that he felt that if he could spend enough time with the kids while they were young it might reduce the possibility of having to deal with them professionally when they became adults; and
Whereas, "Dave" as he was known to his friends, was an avid sportsman. He enjoyed weight lifting and looked forward to the annual "Turkey Bowl" football games played in Harrison County. He played football like he did everything else, with intense desire and determination; and
Whereas, Trooper J. D. "Dave" Harris, an unsung and fallen hero of this state who served and protected its citizens, died before his time and is survived by his wife, Joyce Lee Angus Harris, and daughter, Natalie Harris Hissam, grandsons, Trey David Hissam and Gavin Thomas Hissam, his mother, Mildred Cochran and father, Ottie Harris and his sister Janie McDaniels and brother Tom Harris; and
therefore, be it
Whereas, Trooper "Dave" Harris was born in Richwood, West Virginia, on August 21, 1954, and enlisted in the Department of Public Safety on June 5, 1978. After graduating from the State Police Academy, he was assigned to the Buckhannon Detachment where he remained until November 15, 1983. At that time he resigned from the Department of Public Safety to accept employment with the Department of Corrections as Superintendent of Salem School for Youth. On March 15, 1984, he resigned this position and re-enlisted in the Department and was again stationed at Buckhannon; and
Whereas, He was a very devoted church member and participated in many community functions, being especially interested in little league football as the assistant coach of the Buckhannon Cubs. He once told a local sportswriter that he felt that if he could spend enough time with the kids while they were young it might reduce the possibility of having to deal with them professionally when they became adults; and
Whereas, "Dave" as he was known to his friends, was an avid sportsman. He enjoyed weight lifting and looked forward to the annual "Turkey Bowl" football games played in Harrison County. He played football like he did everything else, with intense desire and determination; and
Whereas, Trooper J. D. "Dave" Harris, an unsung and fallen hero of this state who served and protected its citizens, died before his time and is survived by his wife, Joyce Lee Angus Harris, and daughter, Natalie Harris Hissam, grandsons, Trey David Hissam and Gavin Thomas Hissam, his mother, Mildred Cochran and father, Ottie Harris and his sister Janie McDaniels and brother Tom Harris; and
therefore, be it
Whereas, Trooper J. D. "Dave" Harris of the Buckhannon Detachment of the West Virginia State Police, died as a result of injury received in a two vehicle accident on Route 20 just south of Buckhannon on July 11, 1985. Trooper Harris was answering a robbery-in-progress alarm in the Rock Cave area and collided head-on with a pickup truck; and
Whereas, Trooper "Dave" Harris was born in Richwood, West Virginia, on August 21, 1954, and enlisted in the Department of Public Safety on June 5, 1978. After graduating from the State Police Academy, he was assigned to the Buckhannon Detachment where he remained until November 15, 1983. At that time he resigned from the Department of Public Safety to accept employment with the Department of Corrections as Superintendent of Salem School for Youth. On March 15, 1984, he resigned this position and re-enlisted in the Department and was again stationed at Buckhannon; and
Whereas, He was a very devoted church member and participated in many community functions, being especially interested in little league football as the assistant coach of the Buckhannon Cubs. He once told a local sportswriter that he felt that if he could spend enough time with the kids while they were young it might reduce the possibility of having to deal with them professionally when they became adults; and
Whereas, "Dave" as he was known to his friends, was an avid sportsman. He enjoyed weight lifting and looked forward to the annual "Turkey Bowl" football games played in Harrison County. He played football like he did everything else, with intense desire and determination; and
Whereas, Trooper J. D. "Dave" Harris, an unsung and fallen hero of this state who served and protected its citizens, died before his time and is survived by his wife, Joyce Lee Angus Harris, and daughter, Natalie Harris Hissam, grandsons, Trey David Hissam and Gavin Thomas Hissam, his mother, Mildred Cochran and father, Ottie Harris and his sister Janie McDaniels and brother Tom Harris; and
therefore, be it
Whereas, Trooper "Dave" Harris was born in Richwood, West Virginia, on August 21, 1954, and enlisted in the Department of Public Safety on June 5, 1978. After graduating from the State Police Academy, he was assigned to the Buckhannon Detachment where he remained until November 15, 1983. At that time he resigned from the Department of Public Safety to accept employment with the Department of Corrections as Superintendent of Salem School for Youth. On March 15, 1984, he resigned this position and re-enlisted in the Department and was again stationed at Buckhannon; and
Whereas, He was a very devoted church member and participated in many community functions, being especially interested in little league football as the assistant coach of the Buckhannon Cubs. He once told a local sportswriter that he felt that if he could spend enough time with the kids while they were young it might reduce the possibility of having to deal with them professionally when they became adults; and
Whereas, "Dave" as he was known to his friends, was an avid sportsman. He enjoyed weight lifting and looked forward to the annual "Turkey Bowl" football games played in Harrison County. He played football like he did everything else, with intense desire and determination; and
Whereas, Trooper J. D. "Dave" Harris, an unsung and fallen hero of this state who served and protected its citizens, died before his time and is survived by his wife, Joyce Lee Angus Harris, and daughter, Natalie Harris Hissam, grandsons, Trey David Hissam and Gavin Thomas Hissam, his mother, Mildred Cochran and father, Ottie Harris and his sister Janie McDaniels and brother Tom Harris; and
therefore, be it
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