Obituary of Arthur Harrison

Arthur Laird was born on February 22, 1961 to Arthur and Bessie Harrison at Newark Presbyterian Hospital, in Newark, New Jersey. At an early age he joined the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Orange, New Jersey, where he is a member. He attended the Montclair Public Schools, and graduated from Montclair High School in 1979. After graduating high school, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Kean College in electronics. He continued his education, on-line, and received numerous advanced certifications in the field of electronics. After graduation, he was employed as a Quality Control Engineer at Thomas Electronics, Inc. in Wayne, NJ. He was later employed with Bendix Aviation Corp., in Teterboro, NJ, and Lucent Technologies in Whippany, NJ, later becoming Alcatel-Lucent. He had a thirst for adventure, and took up many hobbies, including motorcycle riding, scuba diving, flying, archery and rifling. He was a licensed pilot for small planes. He was also an avid Ham Radio Operator, recently receiving his certification from the National Association for Amateur Radio. He gave freely to Operation Smile. He said that this was his favorite charity because they help children with such severe disabilities that can be corrected. He said that he wanted to help the children. He became disabled in 2007, from Alcatel-Lucent in Whippany, NJ. He departed this life on October 2, 2014. He leaves to cherish his memory: his loving parents, Arthur and Bessie (Reid)Harrison; his loving sisters, Felice A. Harrison (Charles W. Crawford, Jr.) and Betty A. Moore; his nephew and Godson, Dwight J. Phillips, his cousin and Goddaughter, Alexis Raymond all of Montclair, NJ; his uncle, Ervin Royal (Rita) of Jetersville, VA; his aunts, Mary Brown of Powhatan, VA, Renia Crockett of Orange, NJ, Shirley Byrd of Hampton, VA, Shirley Reed of Newport News, VA; a host of cousins and friends. His brother, Willie J. Moore preceded him in death.