Bill Harrison

Bill Harrison

Bill Harrison, 93, passed peacefully early on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026 at the home he shared with his wife, Kay. They  had spent the weekend sharing stories and laughter and hearing the Poncho Villa joke - again! - with daughters Laurie (and husband Tim) from Hutchinson and Jan from Corvallis, Oregon; grandchildren Kimberly from Del Mar, California, Bill from Corvallis, Oregon, Brandon and his wife Brittany and their son, the newest member of the family - then seven-week old Ashford from Manhattan, and sister-in-law Nancy.

Other grandchildren include Summer and her children Alexis and Cole from Newport Beach and Palm Desert, California; grandson Bill's wife Susanna and their boys Caleb and Fox from Oregon; and Elizabeth from Missouri. 

Bill is also survived by sister-in-law Nancy and her children Drake, Adam and Kari and husband Joe and their children Griffin, Harrison, Genevieve and Brecken and many nieces and nephews.

It was learned very recently that Bill's oldest daughter, Nancy, had passed earlier this month.

Bill's was a life well lived. He was born in downtown Chicago, played football at Barrington High School and was elected president of his class.

He served his country in the U.S. Army stationed in Versailles near Paris where he was an MP at SHAPE - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe - that ran NATO's military operations.

He was owner/broker of The Harrison Company until he retired in 2019, at age 86. With retirement came winters in Florida where he had a hole in one days after his 90th birthday at Crane Lakes Golf and Country Club where they live in Port Orange.

A Celebration of Life on Friday, Aug. 28 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Benson Golf Club will include a short program at 5 p.m.

Memorials are preferred to the Benson Golf Club Auxiliary.