Dr. Robert Grover Harris died December 30, 2001 at his home in New Vernon, NJ following a long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at eleven o'clock on Wednesday at Christ Episcopal Church. Dr. Harris is survived by his wife, Amie Hale Harris, and a daughter Sara Alexandra Harris of New Vernon, NJ; his parents Robert G. and Rebekah Shamblin Harris of Tuscaloosa; two sisters and their husbands; Nancy (Harris) and Larry Perrine of Tuscaloosa, Honey (Harris) and Bob Wheeler of Destin, FL and brother Steve and his wife Kathy Harris of Birmingham. He will also be missed by a large number of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Dr. Harris was born November 21, 1951 in Tuscaloosa, and was descended from old Tuscaloosa families. His grandparents, now deceased, were Mr. and Mrs. Ben E. Harris and Dr. and Mrs. William Grover Shamblin. Dr. Robert Grover Harris was the eleventh practitioner in a distinguished line of physicians of which his maternal Grandfather was the first. Dr. Harris graduated from Tuscaloosa High School in 1970 and then served in the United States Marine Corps. He completed pre-dental studies at The University of Alabama graduating magna cum laude in 1976. He earned a degree in dentistry from New York University in 1980 and then completed a residency in oral and maxilofacial surgery from Rutgers University and Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute. He organized and led a large dental clinic in the New York metropolitan area until his health forced his retirement.
Richard Tuten
The following is the obituary for Grover Harris -Dr. Robert Grover Harris died December 30, 2001 at his home in New Vernon, NJ following a long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at eleven o'clock on Wednesday at Christ Episcopal Church. Dr. Harris is survived by his wife, Amie Hale Harris, and a daughter Sara Alexandra Harris of New Vernon, NJ; his parents Robert G. and Rebekah Shamblin Harris of Tuscaloosa; two sisters and their husbands; Nancy (Harris) and Larry Perrine of Tuscaloosa, Honey (Harris) and Bob Wheeler of Destin, FL and brother Steve and his wife Kathy Harris of Birmingham. He will also be missed by a large number of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Dr. Harris was born November 21, 1951 in Tuscaloosa, and was descended from old Tuscaloosa families. His grandparents, now deceased, were Mr. and Mrs. Ben E. Harris and Dr. and Mrs. William Grover Shamblin. Dr. Robert Grover Harris was the eleventh practitioner in a distinguished line of physicians of which his maternal Grandfather was the first. Dr. Harris graduated from Tuscaloosa High School in 1970 and then served in the United States Marine Corps. He completed pre-dental studies at The University of Alabama graduating magna cum laude in 1976. He earned a degree in dentistry from New York University in 1980 and then completed a residency in oral and maxilofacial surgery from Rutgers University and Sloan Kettering Cancer Institute. He organized and led a large dental clinic in the New York metropolitan area until his health forced his retirement.