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David L. Harrison
Born: 8/12/1961
Place of Birth: Fort Reilly, KS
Deceased: 4/30/2008 (age 46)
Cause of Death: hit while riding his bike and died from his injuries
Classmate City: Enid
Classmate State: OK
Classmate Country: USA
Survived By: his wife, of the home, two sons, William Harrison, of the home and Jesse Harrison, Colorado, his parents and a sister, Mary White, all of California.
David was born August 12, 1961 in Fort Riley, Kansas to Edward and Haruko (Kojima) Harrison. David grew up in Huntington Beach, California. He joined the military and was stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1986. He married Sherrie M. Barber on July 2, 1988 in Lawton. David served in the Iraq War in 1991 caring for the injured. He was discharged from the military with honors in 1992. He attended OU and became a Physician's Assistant. He was a member of the OAPA. He and his family moved to Enid in 2002 where he worked in the emergency room at the Integris Bass Hospital. He also worked at Urgent Care on the weekends. He went to the county jail once a week and took care of the inmates.
He was such a Godly man and was loved by all who knew him. David was burried with full miltary honors at Fort Sill National Cemetery.
RIP David ❤️
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Pauline Hutchison
I have fond memories of David. We briefly dated during the spring and summer of '79. He was very kind and always had a happy and positive disposition. We went on several bike rides... grueling for me, but he sure loved them! I will never forget him.Michael O'Brien
Here is a newspaper article on David's tragic accident.MAN KILLED IN BICYCLE WRECK REMEMBERED
By Robert Barron, Staff Writer (EnidNews.com - Oklahoma)
May 01, 2008 01:09 am -
It will take two people to fill the hole in Dr. Michael Ogle’s emergency department staff at Integris Bass Baptist Health Center.
The void was created when physician’s assistant David Lee Harrison died Wednesday morning of injuries suffered when he was hit by a car while riding his bicycle Tuesday.
“If he needed help he asked for it, if not he took care of patients,” Ogle said. “He didn’t make a fuss out of caring for the patient. He worked 55 hours a week for me, he was a hard worker. It will take two people to fill that hole.”
Harrison worked with Ogle’s group six years in both the emergency department and Urgent Care Plus. Ogle said Harrison could be soft and comforting or a firm disciplinarian, whichever was needed. He was raised in Huntington Beach, Calif., by an Asian mother and a military father.
“He loved being outdoors, whether above the sea or below the sea. He liked the coast. He liked biking, any athletic event outside,” Ogle said.
Harrison really liked to scuba dive, although he had few opportunities to go. Several members of the Integris staff went with him on a few trips.
According to an Oklahoma Highway Patrol report, Harrison was riding a Allez Vittoria bicycle when he was struck at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday by a 2008 Toyota Avalon, driven by Duard Spleth, 84, of Waukomis.
Spleth said he was driving south on Oakwood when he looked down to adjust his air conditioning control on the steering wheel and hit Harrison’s bicycle from behind. Harrison was thrown an unknown distance, the report states.
Harrison was taken to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday from his injuries.
OHP Trooper Jeff Jech said a witness told him she passed both the bicyclist and the car, then looked in her rearview mirror and saw the bicycle fly into the air.
Spleth was uninjured. The cause of the accident is listed as a distraction inside the vehicle.
The accident is under investigation, according to an OHP supervisor, who said no further information is available at this time.
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Laurence Davidson
David was one of the nicest (and shy) guys who worked really hard at overcoming anything that got in his way. He was very bright and also very thoughtful in so many ways every day. I didn't know that David had passed away. The world is a little sadder at the moment!Frank Lujan
HEY I KNEW DAVID! WE RAN TRACK? WE TALKED ALOT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON? HE WAS A NICE GUY! HE ALWAYS HELPED ME IN TRACK AND SMILED! HE ALWAYS SAID, HEY FRANK, WHAT'S UP? I KNOW HE'S WITH THE LORD JESUS! I WILL SEE HIM AGAIN? SEE YOU SOON MY FRIEND!!