In profound sorrow we announce the passing of Mr. Robert Lewis Harrison. Celebration of Life will be Tuesday, March 15, 2022 1:00pm at Grissom-Clark Eastlake Chapel 227 East Lake Drive SE Atlanta, GA 30317. Entombment will be held at Southview Cemetery. Viewing will be Monday, March 14, 2022 12noon-6:00pm at Grissom-Clark Eastlake Chapel. Robert Lewis (Moe, Mayo J) Harrison was called home to glory on the afternoon of March 7, 2022 at the age of 74 while being surrounded by family. Robert was born December 3, 1947 in Atlanta, Georgia where he graduated from Carver High School. He was baptized at Greater Mount Calvary Baptist Church. He loved to tell jokes to make everyone laugh. As a child, his hobbies included catching birds and nurturing them back to health and shooting marbles and playing craps. His hobbies carried over into adulthood as he was a professional gambler after he retired from Citizens Trust Bank of 20 years. Looking past his hard exterior, he was very caring and generous and made sure that no one ever went without. He had a love for cars and wanted everyone to have a clean car once they left the house. He is preceded in death by his mother Floria Mae Harrison and father John Robert Harrison, his brother Lee Boy Harrison, John Robert Harrison, Larry Jean Walker and sister Mable Harrison and son Dequlius Yarnez Douglas. He leave to cherish his memories his wife Sadie Douglas, his children: Cynthia (Cynt) Douglas-Johnson (Darrell Johnson), Jerome Douglas, and Kawaii Douglas, his siblings: Alvin Walker, Cynthia Holmes (Keith Holmes), Shirley (Bay-Bay) Okafor (Ike), Sharon Hardaway (Charles), and Bonnie Harrison, grandchildren: Dontavious Douglas, Kenyatta Johnson, Brittany Douglas, Tytaina Douglas, Bre’Onna Johnson, and Xavier Douglas and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, cousins, and close friends. Although he was a man of few words, he made sure to tell you “Have a nice day.” Rest well and a job well done.
