Delores D. Harris

Delores D. Harris was born on February 11, 1955, to the

late Alexander Smith and June Smith in Baltimore,

Maryland. She transitioned from this life on July 31, 2017

after battling a brief illness.

Delores was educated in the Baltimore City Public School

System. She was a hardworking woman who held down

several jobs over the years. She worked as the

housekeeping supervisor at Morgan State University for

several years and last worked at Rick's Housing before she

took ill.

Delores loved spending time with family and friends, her

daughters and grandchildren especially. She loved

traveling and going to the casinos. Delores was a huge

animal lover and enjoyed cooking. She would feed anybody

in the neighborhood. She will be missed by all who

knew her.

Delores was preceded in death by her brother, Rodney

Smith; father Alexander Smith; mother, June Smith and

her late husband, Ervin C. Harris.

Delores leaves to cherish her memory: two daughters,

Jeanine Ratli- and Erika Harris; three sisters, Patricia

Smith, Coralee Smith and Adrian Banks; one son in-law,

Ricky Ratli-, Sr.; three granddaughters, Lanika Hines,

Rakiya Ratli- and Aurikshauna Ratli-; two grandsons,

Ricky Ratli-, Jr. and Jordan Ratli-; three great grandchildren,

Dahkota Eaton, Devin Boyd and Marlow Central; one

sister in-law, Virginia Moore; a very devoted boyfriend and

companion, Howard Fitzgerald; four aunts, one uncle and

a host of cousins other relatives and friends.