Zachary Shawn Harris, lovingly referred to as “ Stack Zac “ by his family due to his height, was born on October 17th, 1961, In Madisonville, Ky., to parents the late Zelma and Margaret Harris. He was welcomed to his heavenly home on May 1, 2023.
He graduated from Madisonville North Hopkins High School, where he played basketball and was an avid chess player. Zachary was a licensed CDL driver and was incredibly proud of his LLC, which was used to teach his nieces and nephews the road to entrepreneurship. It was his dream for his nieces and nephews to be independently successful.
Zachary was very spiritual and loved the word of God; he was a man full of Love, passion and wit, and humor. He enjoyed his family and was often the life of the party at family gatherings. He had a very eclectic musical passion; his all-time favorite artist was “ His Royal Purpleness “ Prince.
He leaves to cherish his memory daughter: Rashida (Darrious)Taylor; grandchildren: Jayden, Ja’leen, and Jaleesa; mother: Margaret Harris; brothers: Zelma ( Tommie) Harris and Miguel Harris; sisters La Margaret ( Terry ) Springfield, Sheena Harris, Larissa Samson; uncles: Jewel ( Janie ) Harris, Michael ( Yon ) Leavell, David (Roxie ) Anderson; aunts: Lucy Reno, Janet Harris, and Earlie Anderson; and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins and a long list of friends.