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Richard Lee Harrison, 41, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at his home in Fort Yates, North Dakota. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church with Monsignor Chad Gion officiating. A Rosary will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church. Richard will be laid to rest in St. James Catholic Cemetery in Porcupine, North Dakota.

Richard was born March 13, 1977 at Fort Yates, North Dakota to Ben and Luella (Goudreau) Harrison. He was raised in the Porcupine District and attended school 1 ^st thru 8 ^th grade at the Fort Yates Public School, 9 ^th thru 12 ^th grades at Selfridge Public School where he graduated in 1995. After graduation, Richard was employed with various Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Programs. In 1995 to 1997 he was employed with the Kiddie College Day Care; 1997 to 1998 with Early Headstart; 1998 to 2016 with Early Childhood Tracking Program. Richard was very passionate about working with children and it was during his employment he earned his degree in Early Childhood and became certified as a Speech and Language Paraprofessional Assistant. In October, 2016, he opened Rockin Tacos.

On June 29, 1997, he became a proud father of twin daughters, Kylee and Kalynn. Along with his softball bag, he also had to carry TWO diaper bags. He united in marriage with his love, Teresa Condon, on May 29, 1999. On March 10, 2004, he was blessed with his hunting and fishing partner, Carter was born. Richard's life was centered around his family and he loved being a father. His happiness continued as he was blessed on March 3, 2017 with his granddaughter Embry. Richard said that Em's was his world. She stole his heart and she knew it. Papa was on call 24/7. Richard was a very humble and caring man and that was evident in the way he checked on elders, mowed their lawns, shoveled their walkways, picked corn for them and made sure they were taken care of. At the Wakpala HuHu Sundance, he cooked the buffalo for the people and dancers. He was an avid sports fan with his favorite teams being; NFL-49ers, NBA-Spurs, MLB-Cleveland Indians, College Basketball-Duke and College Football-Alabama. Richard enjoyed the outdoors; fishing, hunting, camping, softball, basketball and helping local ranchers with branding. He became quite the chef when it came to cookouts. He loved to grill out. At family gatherings, you'd find Richard at the grill. And of course, teasing nieces, nephews and friends. We all know that his famous last words would be "*#@! THAT".

Richard is survived by his wife Teresa; daughters, Kylee, Kalynn Harrison and Katie McLaughlin; son, Carter, granddaughter, Embry; mother, Luella, father, Ben; sister, Robbie (AJ) Agard; brothers, Matt, Bill, Seth, Sam and Seb; mother-in-law, Alberta Condon, father-in-law, Roger Condon; brother-in-laws, Kevin White, Jimmie White, Bill (Lori) Condon, Travis (Desi) Condon and Brently Condon; sister-in-laws, Rhonda, Shelly White, and Mary (Randy) Mendenwald. Nephews: Tuff, Jackson, Shad, Shang, Preston, Rance, Adonis, Kash, Brently, Chasen, Jacob, Drew, Rustin, Jesse, X'avin. Nieces: Lucy, Alex, Matty, BreAnn, Billisha, Hayleigh, Harley, Kason, Roxy, Cheyanne, Chelsea, Keya, Kaisley Jo, Lily, Malin and Presley. Aunts: Marianne Krausor, Annette Goudreau, Beata (Denny) Crotty. Uncle: Henry (Annie) Harrison. Godchildren: Tuff Harrison, Shad Agard, Lindsey Harrison, Keya Condon, Cody Bahm, Zoey Wood, Dagon Wood, Jackson Luger, Cyrus Baker and Shy Luger.

Richard was preceded in death by his grandparents, Henry and Lizzie Harrison, Milan and Alvina Goudreau; Aunts, Juanita Rousseau, Mayme Chapman, Margaret Blackhoop, Mary Poitra, Alice Underberg, Henrietta Marvin, Emma Harrison; Uncles, Roger, Victor, Harold Goudreau, Jim, Charles, David, John, Bill, LeRoy and Joe Harrison; Brother-in-law, Richard White.

Richard was loved dearly and will be missed by his family and all his friends and relatives.