Larry J. Harris age 53 of Black Hawk, died tragically in his sleep at his home on Monday April 10th, 2006.

The Memorial Service will be held 11 AM Tuesday April 18th at the First Congregational Church of Christ in Belle Fourche with Rev. Buck Malone officiating. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will be held in the Pine Slope Cemetery, Belle Fourche. Arrangements are with Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.

Larry Jean Harris was born September 28, 1952 in Belle Fourche. He was the son of Everett "Buck" and Irma (Sollars) Harris. Larry grew up in Belle Fourche where he graduated from high school in 1970. For a short time he attended Black Hills State University where he majored in English and was active in the theatre. In 1972 he was married to Marilyn Zdenek. To this union a daughter, Paula was born. Larry and Marilyn later divorced. In 1980 Larry was married to Karen Tague in Belle Fourche. To this union were born a son Auston and daughter Ashley. Larry and Karen have lived in Black Hawk for the past 20 years where Larry operated his own construction company doing mostly residential construction.

Larry will be remembered for his sense of humor and his desire to see and make others laugh. He had a great sense of humor and he also enjoyed hiking and camping with his family. He enjoyed playing pool and was an active member of a pool league. He liked sports and was an avid Denver Broncos fan and he thought it was great that he had the opportunity to coach his son's elementary school basketball team years ago. Larry loved his family. He was dedicated to them and was proud of them all. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather and he will be greatly missed.

Larry is survived by his wife, Karen of Black Hawk; Children, Paula (Jesse) Pierce of Belle Fourche and their children, Alexa, Noah and Bree; Auston and his son Ayden of Black Hawk; and Ashley of Black Hawk. He is also survived by his half-brother; Randy (Karen) Davis of Gillette WY; brothers, Everett "Bud" (Debbie) Harris of Belle Fourche, Loran Harris of Belle Fourche; and half-sister, Evelyn (Frank) Kinney of Gillette, WY and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister-in-law, Dana Tague.

May God Bless the Memory of Larry J. Harris.