Richard Harris

Visitation

Harris-Barkoff Residence
357 Woodlawn Avenue
Glencoe, IL 60022
847.242.9388

Sunday after the service until 8 PM
Monday 4 PM – 8 PM

Richard ‘Dickie’ Harris, age 69, son of the late Otto and Anne Harris. Beloved husband of Patty Harris (nee O’Neill). Loving father of Olivia (Aaron Barkoff), Huston, and Wyatt. Doting grandfather of Noah, Annie, and Leila. Dear brother of Suzette and Larry Harris. Fond brother-in-law of Fr. Dennis and Tom (Denise) O’Neill. Devoted friend to legions. Dickie was an indomitable spirit who lived every day to its fullest, appreciating the beauty in everything from a wild mushroom in the grass to a breathtaking sunset over his beloved Lake Michigan. More importantly, he deeply loved the people in his life, supporting them for who they are and recognizing each person’s special talent or gift. He turned the world into a magical playground. Whether it was walking into a noisy, fluorescent-lit diner and asking for their most romantic booth, or throwing a black tie bowling party complete with harpist, he was all about joy. This past year, while taking on cancer, he did it with grace, humor, and his Dickie-esque charge-ahead spirit. Dickie was an advertising man and proud of it: a Creative Director at FCB and Group Creative Director at Ogilvy; but in his heart, he was always a Leo Burnett guy. As a Creative Director there, he worked on campaigns for chicken, beer, banks, and cereal. (For example, his headline for Revlon Bath Beads: ‘The Balming of Pearl Farber.’) When his mother offered to buy him a car if he got a law degree, he went to night school at IIT and earned his Juris Doctor with a specialty in real estate contract law. As a lawyer, he liked buying buildings. And getting his friends out of parking tickets. But most of all, his passion was for language, ideas, and theater. Oh, how he loved the theater. He was the Playwrite in Residence for the St. Nicholas; had plays performed at the

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Service Information

Service : Sunday, September 8th at 3:00 pm
Service Location: Funeral Service -Shalom Chapel Service

Interment:
Shalom Memorial Park
Arlington Heights, Illinois