Jenny Ann (Merritt) Harmon


AMENIA - Jenny Ann (Merritt) Harmon, 54, died Jan. 21, 2008, at home.

She was born Dec. 17, 1953, in Steuben, Maine, to Ann-Sofi and Guy Merritt. She moved to Stockbridge, Mass., in 1962, then to Hartsville, Mass., where she attended the South Berkshire Regional School District. She graduated in 1972, then attended Springfield Tech.

She joined the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserves as a training specialist and medical illustrator, and served from 1976 to 1984.

From 1984 to 1998, she attended various art schools and traveled extensively. She graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1988, and majored in visual arts and psychology. In 1998, she graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a graduate certification in special education.

Ms. Merritt went on to teach art at The Kildonan School in Amenia, and for 10 years was the art department chair.

She is survived by her son, Aaron Harmon of Goshen; her former husband, David Harmon, also of Goshen; two sisters, Karen Bickford of Dunmore, W.Va., and Lois Turner of Egremont, Mass.; three brothers, Delano Merritt of Brewer, Maine, Wade Merritt of Alburg, Vt., and Dean Merritt of Mechanicsville, Va.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her older sister, Frances Tina Merritt-Cohoon.

A celebration of life will be held at The Kildonan School dining hall, Morse Hill Road in Amenia, on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to The Kildonan School Art Department, 425 Morse Road, Amenia, NY 12501.

Valentine Funeral Home in Millerton has charge of arrangements.

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