Walter R. Harris son of the late Luke and Elenora Harris was born on December 24, 1940 in Oxford, North Carolina. He departed this life on October 8, 2008 at home in Gwynn Oak, Maryland. Walter received his education at Mary Potter High School in Oxford, N.C. Walt came to Maryland in the 1960s, to work for Ideal Rollers. He opened his own motorcycle shop in 1974. He was affiliated with the Bandeleros Motorcycle Club. He also had another business, Walt's Fabrication and Welding. Walt and Libby opened a club called Pitstop Social Club The Place, and now the world famus Tequila Sunset on the Avenue. Walt also received several citations from Mayor William Donald Schaefer, Citizen in Action Award, Baltimore City Police Department for stopping an assualt on a female being raped. Walt was a good fisherman and loved boating. Walt leaves to mourn: devoted wife, Olivia Libby; son Frederick Harris; daughter, Elise McDowell; brother Marshall and Tanya Harris; sisters, Hilda Harris and Jacqueline Harris; brothers-n-law and sisters-in-law, George Hardy, Willie and Nora McDowell, Joe and Barbara McDowell, Mothar and James McDowell, Bernest and Lizzie Stokeling; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephew, cousins, and friends. A daughter Alfreda Harris and granddaughter, Ashley Harris preceded him in death.