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T. Jean Harrison earned top honors as a college professor and newspaper editor, but her favorite role was being a grandmother to Elizabeth Anne Harrison, Sydney, Australia; Leah Anne Harrison, Snohomish, WA; Katherine Harrison Ogawa and Allison Harrison Ogawa, Albuquerque, NM. Jean Harrison died December 4, 2009 at the age of 72. She was born Jan. 5, 1937 in New Hampton, IA, the daughter of Robert Faraday Davies and Gwendolyn Kern Davies. She married Bruce A. Harrison on August 29, 1959, in Cresco, IA. They were the parents of two children, Mark Allen Harrison and Diane Jean Harrison Ogawa. Jean Harrison graduated from Cresco High School and received her bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Iowa where she was the managing editor of the Daily Iowan.An award-winning journalist, Jean Harrison was the editor of The Star Herald in Luverne, MN, which she co-owned with her husband, Bruce. During President Jimmy Carter's term in office she was invited to the White House along with a handful of editors from across the country to meet the president. Later, she served as an assistant professor of journalism at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College in Indiana. She was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, NM. Jean Harrison is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Brenda Mann Harrison, Snohomish, WA; daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Gregory Harrison Ogawa, Albuquerque, NM; four granddaughters; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Caryl Davies, Eastman, WI; two sisters-in-law, Reita Hall, Macon, GA, and Nina Osborne, Anthon, IA; one aunt, Helen Jean Kercheval, Cedar Falls, IA; nieces, nephews, cousins, and many special friends. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents. A memorial service celebrating her life is planned for 10:00 a.m. December 22, 2009, at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 9315 Candelaria Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM. In lieu of flowers the family requests that contributions be sent to the Bruce and Jean Harrison Scholarship Fund at the University of Iowa, PO Box 4550, Iowa City, IA 52244. Please visit our online guestbook for Jean at www.RememberTheirStory.com French 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE (505) 823-9400
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