Aix (A.B.) Harrison

March 27, 2016

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Dr. Aix (A .B.) Harrison was born on February 14, 1925, in Zearing, IA, and passed away on March 27, 2016, in Fitchburg, WI. He married Gwen Laufer on January 7, 1950. To this union, two children were born: George and Nancy. A.B. served with the 494 Bomb Group of the United States Air Force from 1943 to 1945. He received the bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Illinois. Following the receipt of his Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1959, A. B. spent his career at OSU (1950- 1986) where he taught and undertook research as an exercise physiologist. He was a charter member of the Highland Park Methodist Church and was active in Masonic organizations in Stillwater for 65 years. In 2009, A. B. and his wife, Gwen, moved to Madison, WI. A. B. is survived by his wife, their daughter, Nancy, of Madison, and son, George, of Las Cruces, NM, and four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.