Nancy J. Harrison's Obituary
Nancy J. (Thompson) Harrison, born March 23, 1933, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2008 at her home in Rehoboth Beach, DE in the company of her family. She was born in Salisbury, MD, daughter of Emma Thompson Henry and Henry Dillon Thompson.
She graduated from P.S. DuPont High School in 1950, Salisbury University in 1954, and received her Master's degree in reading education from the University of Delaware in 1972. Accepting a position as a reading instructor, and eventually as a reading specialist, she aided hundreds of students in learning basic skills in her 19 years at Pierce Middle School in the West Chester, PA school district. Nancy was a life-long member of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) and was currently a member of the Colonel David Hall Chapter in Lewes. She was an avid reader, she loved going to the beach and her doll house. She was dearly loved and will be remembered most for her unconditional love, amazing sense of humor and her extreme courage and bravery as she battled Parkinson's disease.
She is survived by her husband W. Stewart Harrison; two sons, Thomas Harrison and his wife Katie of Wilmington, DE and Gregory Harrison of Elkton, MD; her daughter Suzanne Harrison of Clarksville, DE; grandchildren, Cerise Smith, James Harrison and Caitlin Harrison; and a great-granddaughter, Samara Smith.
A Memorial Service and Entombment will be held Monday, April 7, 1 PM, at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 26669 Patriot's Way, Millsboro, DE. Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Lewes, DE.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriot's Way, Milford, DE 19963 or to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation, 1359 Broadway, Suite 1509, New York, NY 10018.
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