In memory of Jim Harris, 1931-2020
Jim Harris furled his sails for the last time and crossed the bar 12/15/20.  Jim was a long-time sailor in the Flying Scot Class, past commodore, and Board Member of Carlyle Sailing Association.  He chaired, and raced in, many regattas at CSA, and chaired the 1992 US Olympic Festival held there.  Also, Jim was an officer of the National Flying Scot Class for many years.
Jim was very active in promoting coordination of various stakeholder groups with the Army Corps of Engineers at Carlyle Lake and beyond.  He was one of the organizers and the first president of The Kaskaskia Watershed Association and its Reach 2 affiliate organization the Carlyle Lake Association.  His vision was that the various interests could find consensus on issues within these organizations and present coordinated recommendations to the Corps of Engineers.  For his efforts he received the Commander’s Award from The US Army Corps of Engineers which is the highest Corps award that can be given to a civilian.    --Ted Beier 
See full obituary here