Jenny L. Harry's Obituary
Jenny Lynn Harry, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and good friend, 69, of Tavares, FL, passed away in her sleep the evening of Aug 9, 2012, after a 7 month illness. Jenny was born in Indianapolis, IN, on October 12, 1942 to father Merrill C. Harbison and mother Mildred H. Thompson. Jenny was the wife of W. Scott Harry. They met in Westmont, NJ in 1957 and had been married for nearly 50 years. Jenny and Scott have two sons, Gregg and Lance, and two grandchildren Morgan, 5 and Baden, 7. Dr. Gregg Harry has a PhD in physics from University of Maryland at College Park, and is currently an assistant professor of physics at American University in Washington, D.C. Lance Harry, P.E. is the General Manager of Marioff North America, part of United Technologies Corporation, located outside Boston, MA. Jenny is a graduate of Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, PA and spent her most recent working years as an executive assistant to medical research staff in Oncology at Bristol Myers-Squibb Company in Lawrenceville, NJ. Jenny was recently an active member of the Royal Harbor community in Tavares, FL and enjoyed boating, water skiing and her cat Spooky. Before moving to Tavares, Jenny and her family had lived in Indiana, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Colorado and Pennsylvania. Jenny was predeceased by her sister, Joyce as well as her mother and father. A Memorial Services was held at St. Edwards Episcopal Church in Mt. Dora, FL on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 9:30AM, and at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Oaks, PA on Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 11:00AM. There was a Women's Club reception at the clubhouse in Royal Harbor on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at 11:00AM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Jenny’s memory to St. Paul’s or St. Edward’s Episcopal Churches.
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