James Lee Harris

On Friday, September 9, 2022, Retired MSgt James Harris Jr. (Jimmy), loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, and uncle passed away after a long illness at HCA Houston North Cypress Hospital, at the age of 78.

Jimmy was born on April 3,1944 in Goldsboro, North Carolina, to parents James Reginald and Ethelene Harris, however they moved to Harlem and the Bronx, N ew York where he spent his early years in Catholic School until joining the USAF at the age of 17 years old.

After joining the USAF, he was stationed at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, where he met and fell in love with Elizabeth Ann Wooley Crawl (Betty), her three children, Keven Eugene, Stephanie LaVerne, and Toni Lynn. To this marriage, they had three additional children, Michael Anthony, Gina Marie and James Edgar.

Through his military career, he traveled to 11 duty stations with his family and retired in 2004 at McClelland AFB, California. Upon retirement, Jimmy and Betty relocated to Houston, TX where they built their retirement homestead. They spent many years traveling to their favorite places, like Hawaii, San Francisco, cruising the Caribbean, visiting with family and friends.

His interests throughout the years were PHOTOGRAPHY, music, movies, (in the BOOM BOOM Room), sports, but mainly his football team, THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS. If you've ever been to their home, you will understand why! His sense of humor would make you "belly-laugh", especially of late when he called Betty and Mikey the "The Jailers" and Nie Nie the "The Warden"!

Mr. Harris was preceded in death by his parents, James Reginald and Ethelene Harris, sisters, Jackie Balthrope, Geraldine Harris, brothers, Robert Harris Sr., Tyrone Harris; and Special Sisters, Frieda Zeigler and Marcelline Sinclair. He is lovingly survived by his wife of 58 years, Elizabeth Ann (Betty) of Houston, TX; children, Keven (Jannie) of St. Petersburg, FL, Stephanie (Herbert) of Houston, TX; Toni Lynn of Olivehurst, CA; Michael Sr. of Houston, TX Gina of Sacramento, CA; James (Lavada) of Marysville, CA; Desiree Crawl of Chandler, AZ; and Jayson (Kennita) Howards of Beckley, WVA; sisters, Ernestine Levi, Juanita Harris, Annette Harris and brother Charles Harris; 19 grandchildren; 14 Great grandchildren; in addition to a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and long time friends.

A visitation for James will be held Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Brookside Funeral Home - Champions, 3410 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston, TX 77068. A funeral service will occur Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM, 3410 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston, TX 77068. A reception will occur Wednesday, September 21, 2022 from1:30 PM to 3:30 PM, 3410 Cypress Creek Parkway, Houston, TX 77068.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.brooksidechampions.com for the HARRIS family.