PLANO, TX: Austin A. Harrison, 97 of Plano, TX and formerly of Wayland died on May 29, 2017.
An MBA graduate of Harvard Business School, he was a recognized and sought after authority on communications networks. He was a consultant to NASA space program. He managed and developed Channel 38 (now WSBK) in Boston. He worked at Fidelity Investments to develop several new business lines, including mutual funds. He secured FCC licenses to support a microwave communications company he co-founded and now known as MCI.
Mr. Harrison is survived by 5 of 8 children he raised with Eleanor Pingree Harrison, pre-deceased, plus 29 grandchildren, 58 great grandchildren, and 4 great, great grandchildren. Mr. Harrison also is survived by his two step-sons from a second marriage to Dorothy Rollins Warden Harrison, also pre-deceased.
Funeral services will be held Saturday June 10, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Weston United Methodist Church, 377 North Avenue, Weston.