Glenn Eugene Harris

Glenn Eugene "Bud" Harris, 88, died in Oklahoma City, OK on January 18, 2016. Bud was born April 27, 1927 in Oklahoma City to the late Barbara Katherine (Schwab) Harris and Roy Carson Harris. He graduated from Nichols Hills Elementary School where he was one of two students in his class. He then attended Harding Junior High and graduated from Classen High School in 1945. He was a member of and baptized at First Baptist Church of Oklahoma City, where he received a pin for perfect attendance in Sunday school and church for ten years. He was active in football, baseball, and tennis. He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America Troop #14. Bud loved to fly airplanes, he got his private pilot's license at age 16 at Wiley Post Airport at Britton Road and May Avenue. World War II called him and he left high school early to join the U.S. Navy at age 17. Bud then became a Baylor Bear, attending Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He was a member of the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity. After graduating in May of 1951, with a Bachelor of Business Administration, he returned home to Oklahoma City to work at Harris Meat Packing Company, which his father started in 1914. He started working there when he was a young boy and was the last of the four brothers to own it, before he sold it in 1990. He was a member of the Oklahoma City Stockyards Lions Club, he was a Committee Man with the Boy Scouts of America, served on the finance committee of Village Baptist Church, and served on the Board of Baptist Hospital (now Integris Baptist Medical Center). He was a member of Crossings Community Church. He enjoyed coaching little league baseball and the Quail Creek Ladybugs softball teams. With his four children and their friends, he also enjoyed the outdoors, and boating on Lake Tenkiller. His favorite spot was "The Farm", where there were countless picnics, parties, fishing with family and friends, and Boy Scout camp outs with Hal and Glenn earning their Eagle Scout Badges and 2 beautiful outdoor weddings for Linda and Laura. Bud was a member of the Quail Creek Country Club for over 50 years. He loved playing tennis with his friends, traveling to Scottsdale and California for Club tournaments and France for the French Open. He was tricky on the tennis court being able to play right and left handed. After tennis, his favorite past times were playing solitaire and enjoying his grandkids. He was a fun loving, wonderful husband, father, and grandfather with a great sense of humor, and love of family. Always thinking of his family first. Pudwell, his beloved Labrador retriever, followed him from room to room and laid at his feet when he slept, never leaving his side. In addition to his parents, Bud was preceded in death by his three brothers and sister, two sisters-in-law, his brother-in-law, and one Grandson: Roy C. Harris, Jr., and wife Marianne, Lee and Millie Harris, Jim Harris, Helen (Harris) Bruner and husband Jay, and grandson Will Harris. Bud is survived by his wife of 59 years, Norma June Bowden Harris, their four children, 15 grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and his sister-in-law Patty Harris (Jim), Son Hal and wife Alma, son Glenn Steven, daughter Linda and husband Steve Parduhn, daughter Laura and husband Chan Baker. Grandchildren: Beau Harris and wife Ashley, Megan Estep and Earnest Belmore, Christine Manglicmot, Grace Manglicmot, Eliot (Harris) Dennard and husband Kelly, Grace (Harris) Mitchell and husband Jake, Max Harris, Tripp Harris, Blake Lippert, Tori (Lippert) Kristof and husband Myles, Laura Lippert, Brandon Parduhn, Bailey Parduhn, Daisy Baker, and Chandler Baker. Great grandchildren: Julianna Belmore, Rhet Mitchell, and Kennedy Kristof. Memorial services will be held in the Chapel at Crossings Community Church on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 11:00 AM.