VAN NUYS, CA – Joshua Harris, longtime webmaster for PLSN.com, died April 19, 2017 after suffering a heart attack. He was 42.
Harris joined PLSN’s parent company, Timeless Communications, as a graphic artist in Dec. 2004, and within a year, he was able to put his skills in graphic arts, web design and database management to work as Timeless Communications’ full-time webmaster.
His responsibilities grew along with the company, and within a decade, he oversaw websites associated with seven magazines. Harris designed and maintained more than 10 Timeless Communications websites in all.
Prior to joining Timeless Communications, Harris worked in graphic design at Social Studies School Service in Culver City, CA. A graduate of Cal Poly Pomona and Burbank High School, Harris also earned a degree at Westwood College of Technology.
Born in Burbank, Josh and his younger brother Tim grew up playing sports and guitars, and they performed with friends in a number of bands named Insanity, the Premmies and Soul Core ’74. Josh was devoted to his wife Catherine Clay and their son, Cassius, and his love for the outdoors included many hikes through Griffith Park around the Observatory, the Old Zoo and for drum circle get-togethers.
A memorial service was held shortly after his death, giving friends and family a chance to celebrate Harris’ life and to mourn his passing. One of the tributes noted, “We will forever remember him for his kind and gentle spirit and how deeply he loved and cared for his family.”
