Samuel William Harris

Samuel William Harris, 89, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 27, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. Samuel was born on January 27, 1930 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Samuel Albert and Mary Marguerite (nee Strohminger) Harris. Samuel graduated from Angola High School before attending Miami University (Ohio), receiving a B.S and M.S. in chemistry. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Ohio State University in 1956. He began working as a oil chemist, spending most of his career at Amoco. Samuel loved gardening and could often be found tending to his elaborate backyard vegetable garden. He enjoyed traveling and would take annual family vacations to many of the national parks. Samuel was active and generous to the church.

Samuel is survived by his wife Frances Harris and son William Albert Harris. He was predeceased by Marjorie, his wife of 46 years, his daughter Carolyn Harris. He is survived by his brother Paul (wife Rosemary) and predeceased by his identical twin James, brother John, and sisters Dorothy and Mary. Samuel is survived by his stepchildren, Elise, Marci, William, and Michael. He is survived by many nieces and nephews.

A funeral service will be held Friday, November 1, 2019, at Lakewood Presbyterian Church, 2001 University Blvd W., Jacksonville, FL. Visitation will take place at the church at 1:00pm with the service following at 2:00pm. A reception will follow the service.

Another funeral service followed by burial will be held in Bethany Lutheran Church, 1550 Modaff Rd, Naperville, IL with visitation taking place at 10:00am and a service following at 11:00am on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Arrangements by Hardage-Giddens, THE OAKLAWN CHAPEL, 4801 San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville 904-737-7171.