Aaron Lamont Harris

Mr. Aaron Lamont Harris, the son of Ms. Gail Harris of Algonquin, IL and the late Ricardo Manning, was born on March 10, 1973, in Cleveland, Ohio. Following early education years in Wisconsin and Colorado, the family moved to Illinois where Aaron graduated from Lake Park High School in Roselle IL. He returned to live briefly in Wisconsin, then moved to Georgia where he met his wife, Tamika Danielle Jones. They spent 2 years in Chattanooga, TN where, in 1995, Aaron opened The Holy Tabernacle Bookstore. It was here in Chattanooga, on January 9, 1997, that he and Tamika lost a son (Sampson). Aaron was also quite the entrepreneur eventually owning several of his own businesses (including New Horizons Global (the most successful of them all) - a company providing turnkey unit refurbishing at multiple apartment complexes through contract services. In addition to being a successful entrepreneur, Aaron was a licensed Paramedic, graduating from Gwinnett Tech in 2008. Following the 2 years in TN, Aaron and Tamika married. And after 23 of their 28 years of marriage, they settled in a small suburb of Atlanta called Snellville where he enjoyed gardening, boating and fishing at the lake which backs to his wooded property (the true spirit of his grandfather). Aaron passed away on Wednesday, July 24th, 2024. He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Tamika Danielle; his mother, Gail Harris; his three sisters, Alicia Divan of Carpentersville, IL; Rasheedah Irby (Tyshawn); Aneesah Bowie (Kevin); and two brothers, Muhammad Ali (Ricardo Jr.); and Jamal Manning, all of Cleveland, OH. Also, a mother-in-law, Juanita Jones; sister-in-law, Estrelita Jones, and brother-in-law, James Edwards-Roberts (Cannon); as well as a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, nieces, and nephews, including Ryan, Khidzru, Sekhem-Muat, and Neri (who knew him as Uncle Daddy); and two God-children, Emanu-el Bennett and Kiara Montgomery. The Celebration of Life Service for Aaron Harris will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at 11:00 AM. This service will be recorded and streamed live. If the event is interrupted at any time due to technical issues, the entire event will be uploaded and available to view later in the day. Please copy and paste the link to share, or simply click on the link to view the event. https://vimeo.com/event/4478231

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Aaron Lamont Harris

March 10, 1973 - July 24, 2024