Final Salute

Weldon Clarke Harris, Jr., 90, died Monday, February 22, 2021 with family by his side at his home in Bedminster, PA. He was the husband of Jane (Hilliard) Harris and would have celebrated 64 years of marriage together this June. Born in Atlanta, GA he was the son of Weldon C. Sr. and Mary Ellen (Livingston) Harris.

Weldon received his bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech and a master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Tulane University. He honorably served his country during the Korean War as a Commander in the Navy and eventually retired from the Navy Reserves as Lt. Commander. He was proud of his service with the Naval Construction Battalion, better known as the Navy SeaBees. He was stationed in Bermuda, Morocco, Guantanamo Bay, and Rhode Island, where he met Jane, his wife to be. Weldon continued his service as an active member of the Coast Guard for many years. Weldon worked for the State of Louisiana Water Works Department. He then moved to Pennsylvania and worked for a firm in New Jersey before opening his own civil engineering firm, Weldon C. Harris Associates in Doylestown.

Weldon will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Surviving with his wife Jane, are his children Weldon C. Harris III and his wife Joanie, Wynfield Hilliard Harris and his wife Cynthia, Reed Livingston Harris and his wife Beth, Kimberly Ellen Harris Brubaker and her husband J. Andrew Brubaker, 8 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister Gloria Harris Carastro.

Private memorial services will be held at the convenience of the family. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.brubakerfuneralhome.com.

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Published in Morning Call on Mar. 21, 2021.