Campus Namesake

Ab Harrison

Albert Edward Harrison was born on December 31, 1919 in Sachse, Tx.  Mr. Harrison was the great grandson of William Sachse from whom Sachse, Tx gets its name.  He was a World War II veteran, serving in the United States Army as a staff sergeant in the South Pacific from 1942-1945 and earning many honors and awards.  After the war, he served for 40 years as a United States Postal Rural Letter Carrier.  From 1947 to 1970 he was the only postman in Wylie.  In 1987 Mr. Harrison retired from the USPS.  He also served two terms on the WISD School Board and was on the board when Harrison Intermediate was built in 1967.  For many years Mr. Harrison assisted RC Dodd with the high school sports teams, never missing a game.