There are many things Harris’ EMS family will remember about him.

Amber Evans, Harris’ friend and Bass’ fiancee, is a registered nurse who works in the emergency room at John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital.

“His voice was the only voice every nurse could recognize,” she said. “He had this really deep, sexy voice. It sounded like a radio DJ voice.”

Harris could appreciate the fun things in life, his co-workers said, and had several loves, including his family and fiancee, Tiffanie Owens.

He was “the fan” for the University of Florida Gators (members of Harris’ shift family are wearing blue and orange ribbons in his memory) and loved to fish.

“We take a trip to Crystal River every year and swim with the manatees,” Chuck Lester said. “We had one come to our boat and stayed there. It followed us around for hours and, each time Jeff tried to get out of the water, it would swim around and try to block him from leaving. We thought it was a male, so we named it ‘Bob,’ but it turned out to be a female. Even the animals loved him.”

There was one living thing Harris did not like.

“He wasn’t afraid of anything,” Capt. Derek Ogletree said. “But, he did not like snakes.”

Harris also had a weakness for ice, specifically ice that came from the hospital.

“He had a huge Gators cup and he would always get it filled up before he left the hospital,” Kyle Cooper said. “If you ever knocked it out of his hands or some ice out of the cup, he gave you this look, like you’d stolen his pet.”

And, Harris was given the nickname “Poker” due to his affinity for cards.

Then, there’s his famous “jeffé burgers.”

“The first time I tried one he said he was going to cook burgers, and I said, ‘Fine,’” Bass said. “I asked him how many he could normally eat, and he said, ‘Two.’ When he put the plate in front of me, there was half a cow on the plate! They were inches thick, but he never burned one. They were always juicy and done.”

Harris’ EMS family said the best way to end their recollections of him is the same way he always ended every text message, e-mail or conversation.

“Go Gators.”