Smokey Harrison

No longer with us . . .

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Smokey Harrison, a man I haven't seen for over 30 years but someone I liked very much. When I got to the Seychelles in 1967, he worked for Pan Am, support contractor for at the Indian Ocean Tracking Station (AFSCF OL-9). The last time we were there at the same time was 1972 - 1975.
When I met him, he was in charge of food preparation for about 130 men who worked there then. He used to have the chow hall prepare finger food for the parties we had on weekends. He was forever doing something to make life just a little better in that very remote place. Some how, once a month, Smokey managed to put on a steak bar-b-que for us. One time when I checked my fish traps, we brought back 2 huge eels weighing about 35 lbs each. He smoked one for me and the local East German spy who owned the cold storage facility pickled the other one. Needless to say, the smoked one was best.

Wayne Strickland

February 17. 2006 12:34PM

William Harrison - William "Smokey" L. Harrison, 85, a native of Cameron, Texas, and resident of Raceland, died at 12:49 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006.

Visitation will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to funeral time Saturday at Samart Funeral Home in Raceland. Religious service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

He is survived by his wife, Helene Whiting Harrison; one daughter, Loretta Frank and husband, Joe; three grandchildren, Marcia Schouten and husband, Mike, Aynslee Sturman and Joshua Frank; and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lytle Harrison Jr. and Antoinette Monroe Harrison.

He worked for McDermott Dubai and was a U.S. Navy veteran from 1940 to 1960.

He was a member of Houma Shrine Club and a Mason.

Samart Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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