Kristopher “Kris” Ray Harrison, 44, of Garner, North Carolina, died in the line-of-duty alongside two of his team members and the patient they were caring for when the air medical helicopter he was aboard crashed in Perquimans County while en route to Elizabeth City.
Kris received his RN from Wake Tech in 1997, which is also where he met his wife, Kasey Hobson Harrison. He was known to be an avid sportsman and outdoorsman that enjoyed Spartan races, mud runs, camping, hunting, NC State and activities with his daughters. Members of his community remember him as a devoted husband, loving father and fun guy with a great sense of humor that would try anything.
After losing his mother as a teen, he worked hard and dedicated his life to serving others with a passion for those in need of critical care.