Harris F. Smith ’41

Harris died Jan. 26, 2013, at home in Tewksbury Township, N.J., where he was a lifelong resident.

At Princeton he majored in English and joined Campus Club. Enlisting in the Navy in February 1942, Harris spent more than four years in the Navy’s lighter-than-air flight program, serving on the Atlantic Sea Frontier in anti-submarine war fare. He separated as a lieutenant in June 1946.

Harris was a longtime member of Fairmount Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed farming and raised sheep, and for 24 years sponsored the One Great Hour of Shearing as a benefit for Fairmount Presbyterian. He served in many capacities for Centenary College in Hackettstown, N.J.; Hunterdon County YMCA; Skytop (Pa.) Lodge; and YMCA Camp Speers-Elgibar in Dingman’s Ferry, Pa. He owned ACRO Chemical Corp. in Long Valley, N.J.

Harris is survived by his wife of 64 years, Betts List Smith; two sons, Tim and Todd; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.