Andrew Glenn Harris, 31, died December 13, 2018 at Christus St. Vincent’s Hospital as the result of an accidental drug overdose. Born June 20, 1987, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Andrew attended Pinon and Wood Gormley elementary schools, St. Michael’s and Santa Fe high schools, and was a graduate of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. He held credentials as a GIA Graduate Gemologist, a GIA Diamonds Graduate and a GIA Colored Stones Graduate.
A beautiful and intelligent being with a gentle soul, Andrew was a friend to many. His warm smile brightened many lives. He cared deeply about the people he held closest and frequently went out of his way to help anyone in need. He will be remembered for his creativity in all aspects of his life. Andrew was an artist through and through, and a lover of beauty, a trait that fit well in his pursuit of the gem and mineral trade. He spent many satisfying days searching for and finding garnets unique to New Mexico that possessed the same iridescent qualities found in Andrew.
Andrew’s parents, Michael and Marilyn Harris, his brother Jeff and wife Erin, his sister, Julia, and all of those who loved him struggle to understand how such an extraordinary young man could be taken from their lives. Andrew did not intend to die and did not deserve to die from the disease of addiction coupled with the uncontrolled supply of drugs. He is a yet another victim of the horrible epidemic that has seeped into every part of the population in our community and our nation. The family hopes that out of this unspeakable tragedy they can draw attention to the fatal nature of the disease of addiction, and shine light on the crucial fact that the disease of addiction does not discriminate, nor is it a choice or a moral failing.
A memorial service will be held February 2 at Santa Fe Art Institute. A memorial fund is established with Santa Fe Community Foundation, dedicated to be applied wherever it can be most effective toward stopping the destruction that addictive drugs visit on people’s lives.
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