Sunday, April 12, 2015

Morehouse College: Death of former Annapolis High track athlete shocks friends, family

OBITUARY: JOHN B.D. HARRIS, JR.
2015 Class of Morehouse College
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland -- In Mary Jackson Harris' family home, there is a room devoted to the trophies from the Harris family.

One wall is just the awards for John Benjamin Daniel Harris Jr. Ribbons and plaques line a glass case along the wall. Nearly every family member has an iconic shot of Harris, running in a race from his time at Annapolis High School. In it he's thin and wiry, concentrated, and focused.

"He would set a goal, believe he could do it, and he did," said his grandmother.

John Harris Jr. [Pictures]

John Harris died Tuesday after being involved in a car accident in Marietta, Georgia. The 22-year-old was the passenger in a vehicle with Quantae Lanard Adams, who spun out, crossed a concrete median, and collided into another vehicle.

Adams, has been charged with vehicular homicide, failure to maintain lane, driving on a suspended license, driving under the influence, serious injury by vehicle and giving a false name and date of birth. He is being held without bond.

The loss of Harris, who was just a month shy of graduation from Morehouse College, is a loss to the community, Mary said.

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