Fund established for family of Roy Pearson. (People).Harris Waste Management Group Inc., Peachtree City, Ga., has established a memorial fund for the family of Roy Pearson, a field service technician See PC technician and software technician. for the company who died suddenly while away from home on a service call in Massachusetts Massachusetts (măsəch  `sĭts), most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. . Pearson, who died of natural causes, passed away in his hotel room in Avon, Mass., on Tuesday morning, July 16. He was 42. Pearson was based in Harris' Cordele, Ga., plant and assisted Harris customers with advanced electronic diagnostics on their equipment. Pearson was a recognized expert in the repair and installation of Harris' scrap processing equipment line, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the company. In his fifteen year tenure with Harris, Pearson traveled the globe installing and repairing customer equipment and was instrumental in leading Harris' project in the former Soviet Union to decommission de·com·mis·sion tr.v. de·com·mis·sioned, de·com·mis·sion·ing, de·com·mis·sions To withdraw (a ship, for example) from active service. former Soviet ICBM ICBM: see guided missile. ICBM in full intercontinental ballistic missile Land-based, nuclear-armed ballistic missile with a range of more than 3,500 mi (5,600 km). Only the U.S. missiles and nuclear powered submarines, as part of the Start II treaty. He was considered the company's troubleshooter for complicated tasks. "All of us at Harris grieve grieve v. grieved, griev·ing, grieves v.tr. 1. To cause to be sorrowful; distress: It grieves me to see you in such pain. 2. for our loss and pray for Roy's family in their time of need," says Edd Berkoben, president of Harris Waste Management Group Inc. "He was a great representative of his community, his industry and for Harris". Pearson is survived by his wife Starla, of Cordele. A memorial fund for her has been set up and donations in Roy's memory can be sent to: the Roy Pearson Memorial Fund, c/o Harris Waste Management Group Inc., P.O. Box 998, 315 West 12th Ave., Cordele, GA 31015. |
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