Georgetown:
John Bunyan Harris III, 54, passed away December 11, 2006. Born January 9, 1952, in Greenwood, South Carolina, he was the son of John Bunyan Harris Jr. and the late Marian Leake Harris.
John was raised in Greenwood, South Carolina and graduated from Greenwood High School in 1970. He graduated from Clemson University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts, with a double major in economics and history. He then attended The Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, where he received a Master of Arts in International Relations in 1977. In 1980, he also received a Master of Business Administration in International Finance from The George Washington University.
After graduation from business school, John worked as a consultant for numerous government agencies in Washington, DC, including the Overseas Private Investment Corporation from 1979 to 1982. In 1985, he co-established Greenwood Research, Inc., an investment management firm originally based in Washington, DC.
In 1988, John began a parallel career in real estate development. He co-managed numerous residential projects, including Ocean Park at DeBordieu and Lakeside at Litchfield by the Sea.
John has served on numerous committees and boards of Clemson University, including two terms on the University Foundation Board (1990-1998). He has continuously served as Chairman of the Wallace Pate Foundation, which manages Clemson's conservation easement properties in DeBordieu. He also served as Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Lowcountry Day School.
John is survived by his wife, Anne C. Harris; his two daughters, Emily of New York, New York and Ashley of Atlanta, Georgia; his son, John of Bethesda, Maryland; his father of Greenwood; two stepsons and one stepdaughter; and two brothers and one sister.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00pm on Sunday, December 17 at the Harris residence in DeBordieu, with The Rt. Rev. Fitz Simons Allison officiating.
Memorials in John's name may be made to Clemson University's John Harris Student Center at DeBordieu (c/o Betty McClellan; P.O. Box 1889; Clemson, SC 29633) or the Lowcountry Day School's John Harris Memorial Fund. Mayer Funeral Home in Georgetown, South Carolina is in charge of the arrangements.
John will be remembered for, among many other things, his love of the Clemson orange, lowcountry living, his affinity for music and his love for his family.
Funeral Home:
Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home
222 Saint James Street
Georgetown, SC
US 29440