Leslie T. Harrison's Obituary
Leslie T. Harrison, a long time DuQuoin, Illinois resident passed away on October 24, 2010, his 101st birthday at Rapidan,Virginia, home of his daughter, Jo Ann Harrison Satterfield. He lived in DuQuoin beginning about 1919 on North Division Street having moved from Old DuQuoin. He was the son of Charles T. Harrison and Sarah M. Neville, both of DuQuoin. He had one older sister and 3 younger sisters, all deceased. He married the former Dorothy Stanton of Pinckneyville, Illinois in 1936. They had 2 daughters; Pat Oppenheim of Leesburg, Indiana (deceased) and Jo Satterfield, two granddaughters: Wendy Satterfield Stewart of Indialantic, Florida and Amy Satterfield Bryant of Alexandria, Virginia; and two great grandchildren; Sarah and Zachary Stewart, of the home. Leslie worked in various jobs starting early in his life. He worked in Kroger Stores starting while in high school and later managing a store in Elkville,Illinois and then in DuQuoin. After declining a larger Kroger store assignment far from DuQuoin in the late 1940's, he owned and operated a Standard Oil Station and garage into the early 1950's. He was very active in the Lion's Club and the Boy Scouts. He went from the Standard Oil station to E.T. Simonds Construction Co. working on many major highway and bridge projects in southern Illinois as well as the DuQuoin High School. Due to the seasonal nature of construction work, he went to work for General Motors in St. Louis. After Pat graduated from DuQuoin High School in 1958 the family moved to Collinsville, Illinois. Leslie retired from General Motors in 1973. He and Dorothy moved to western Kentucky where he grew vegetable gardens much appreciated by many beneficiaries. During the years growing up and continuing until after his retirement, Leslie relished hunting in southern Illinois. A favored place for hunting ducks and squirrels' was the Big. Pond where he owned a rustic log cabin for many years. After his beloved wife Dorothy passed away in December 1996, after more than 60 years of marriage, Leslie moved to northern Indiana where he resided with his daughter Pat until her death in February of this year. He had again established a reputation for having great gardens. After Pat's death he moved to Virginia to live with his daughter Jo and her husband Steve. A funeral service will be held at Pyatt Funeral Home, DuQuoin, Illinois on Friday, October 29, 2010 at 10:30 a.m. with Reverend Max Rixman and Reverend Rob Rixman. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park, DuQuoin, Illinois. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the DuQuoin Lions Club or a charity of the donor's choice. Leslie lived his life well and will be missed by all that had the opportunity to know him.
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