Mabel attended Port Washington High School and then went on to graduate from Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota with a degree in English Literature. It was there that she met and married Ben Harrington. They moved to Durham, N. C. where Ben completed his M.D. at Duke University Medical School.
Their first son was born during that time, Ben, Jr.. Then they moved to Las Vega, Nevada where Ben went into practice, and daughters Rosalee, Esmerelda and Phoebe were born and a second son, Christopher.
Mabel taught school after the children were in high school. She had many hobbies -- needlework, gourmet cooking, photography, painting, writing poetry, and doing volunteer work. She served on the Boards of the Salvation Army. the Children's Shelter, and the American Red Cross, and started the first Poinsettia Ball in Las Vegas.
She is survived by her children and her grandchildren -- Emily, 6, Francis, 10, Matthew, 9, Antonia, 8, Micky, 7, and Benjamin 2.
Mabel is remembered for her warm heart and her loving ways.
There never was a soul so gentle.
She will be missed.
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And walks with God,
And looks on life with quiet eyes..."
Children's Fund c/o Frost Bank, P.O. Box 59500, San Antonio, TX. 78209. Please mark on the check "Mabel Harrington Fund."
"It was Mrs. Harrington who taught me discipline and discrimination and the love of excellence. As we struggled through incomprehensible poetry and lengthy novels, my mind caught fire and I began to love learning. She gave me a lifetime legacy which is invaluable. I think of her every time I crack the back of a brand new book and relish the adventure that lies ahead."