John Webster Harrington^{[1, 2]}

1926 - 1990  (64 years)

• Name	John Webster Harrington  [3]
  Birth	11 Mar 1926	Wilmington, Delaware, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	teacher of Mechanical Engineering at the Delaware Community College  [4]
  FindAGrave URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135939808
  FindAGrave ID	135939808
  FamilySearch ID	GWH5-WJK
  FamilySearch URL	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GWH5-WJK
  Death	18 Mar 1990  [4]
  Burial	Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, New Castle County, Delaware, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I635	Main
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Lawrence Jonathan Harrington,   b. 1 Oct 1887, Greensboro, MD d. 24 Jul 1949, Wilmington, Delaware, USA (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Ruth Elisabeth Webster,   b. 21 Aug 1885, Tyaskin, MD d. 29 Dec 1967, Wilmington, Delaware, USA (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	18 Jun 1919	Townsend, New Castle, Delaware
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura A. Lois,   b. 22 Mar 1930, LItchfield, Connecticut d. 14 Jun 1996 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	29 Oct 1982  [4]
  Family ID	F269	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Aug 2003

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Mar 1926 - Wilmington, Delaware, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  John Webster Harrington - "Jack"

  
  

  Documents

  John Webster Harrington - Obituary The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, 23 Mar 1990, Friday, Page 24 "JOHN W. HARRINGTON, 64, of East Green Valley Circle, Green Valley, Newark, died Tuesday of heart failure in Wilmington Hospital. Mr. Harrington was an instructor in the mechanical engineering J technology department of Delaware Technical and Community College, Stanton campus. He worked in the engineering group of W.L. Gore & Associates summers since 1981. He was a native of Wilmington and a graduate of P.S. du Pont High School and the University of Delaware, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a member of the Wilmington Jaycees. He was a member of Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church, where he was longtime treasurer. He is survived by his wife, Laura Lois Harrington; and two sisters, Bettie H. Deveraux of Westgate Farms and Jean H. Miller of Kennett Square, Pa. Services will be Saturday at 11:45 a.m. in Gracelawn Memorial Park chapel, North Du Pont Highway, Minquadale ..."

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary notes: The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware, 23 Mar 1990, Friday, Page 24 "JOHN W. HARRINGTON, 64, of East Green Valley Circle, Green Valley, Newark, died Tuesday of heart failure in Wilmington Hospital. Mr. Harrington was an instructor in the mechanical engineering J technology department of Delaware Technical and Community College, Stanton campus. He worked in the engineering group of W.L. Gore & Associates summers since 1981. He was a native of Wilmington and a graduate of P.S. du Pont High School and the University of Delaware, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and a member of the Wilmington Jaycees. He was a member of Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church, where he was longtime treasurer. He is survived by his wife, Laura Lois Harrington; and two sisters, Bettie H. Deveraux of Westgate Farms and Jean H. Miller of Kennett Square, Pa. Services will be Saturday at 11:45 a.m. in Gracelawn Memorial Park chapel, North Du Pont Highway, Minquadale ..."

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] John S. Howell, Jr., JSH Feb 13 2003 gedcom. [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com). [S1077] John Harrington, Jack Harrington Family Tree, (8 pages, handwritten/ hand drawn family tree by Jack Harrington. Sent by Elisabeth "Betty" (Harrington) Deveraux to John S. Howell, Jr. April 2003 - Scanned to PDF and JPG.), Page 1, Sec 1. [S722] Betty (Harrington) Deveraux, Betty (Harrington) Deveraux, Letter to JSHJr. (on file). [S1656] Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135939808/john-w-harrington.