Susan L. Harrison

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Celebrating the life of
Susan L. HarrisonApril 16, 1942 - December 09, 2009

SUSAN LOUISE WOLFE HARRISON
SAVANNAH – Susan Louise Wolfe Harrison, age 67, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 9, 2009 after a long battle with breast cancer. Born in Pittsburgh on April 16, 1942, she was the daughter of the late William LaGrange Wolfe and the late Jeanette Bartels Wolfe. She lived in Pittsburgh for her first 13 years, moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma where she graduated from Holland Hall School, and then to Houston, Texas. After graduating from Smith College in 1964, she returned to Houston to work for Merrill Lynch and volunteered with the Junior League of Houston. While there, she met and married Robert Lynah Harrison from Savannah. She and her husband moved to New York City for a brief period in 1968 and then settled in Savannah in December of that year.
Active in her community and church, she became a member of and served as president of the Junior League of Savannah. In 1985 she was the first woman ordained as a deacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia and served as deacon at Christ Church Episcopal, St. George's Chapel at the Diocesan House and summer deacon at the Church of the Incarnation in Highlands, North Carolina. She was one of the founders of the soup kitchen Emmaus House, president of the Women of Christ Church Episcopal and served on the board of Savannah Hospice as chairwoman of the spirituality and ethics committee. She was also chairwoman of the Board of the Georgia Infirmary and William Court Apartments and of United Way's Emergency Services Committee, which brought into being the Homeless Coalition. She was a member of the Trustees Garden Club, the Wild Azalea Garden Club and a horticulture judge for the Garden Club of America.
Susan's greatest love was her family - Robbie, Eleanor, Peter, Catherine, Margaret, Dory, and her five grandchildren. She was an avid gardener, loved to play golf in Highlands and was especially fond of her four-footed friends. Her communities, prayer groups and friends were very important to her. Informed by her strong sense of faith and justice, she cared deeply for the well-being of all people, especially those less fortunate, and she worked passionately to better their lives. Her relationship to God was the foundation of her life.
She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Robbie; daughter Eleanor Harrison Bregman and her husband Peter Harrison Bregman; daughter Catherine Huger Harrison; daughter Margaret Lynah Harrison and her husband Dorance Dorman Greer IV; and grandchildren Isabelle Mackay Harrison Bregman, Sophia Naggar Harrison Bregman, Daniel Joseph Harrison Bregman, Dorance Dorman Greer V and Evie Jane Greer. She is also survived by her brother Charles Bartels Wolfe and his wife Margaret of Houston, her brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Lawrence and Elizabeth Austin and Joseph and Gloria Harrison, and her nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 12, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church on Skidaway Island in Savannah. A private family graveside service will follow at Bonaventure Cemetery.
There will be a memorial service at the Church of the Incarnation in Highlands, North Carolina, in May or June, 2010, date to be announced.
Remembrances may be made to Christ Church Episcopal, 611 East Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia 31401, The Church of the Incarnation, P. O. Box 729, Highlands, NC 28741, and Hospice Savannah, P.O. Box 13190, Savannah, Georgia 31406.

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Our deepest heartfelt condolances from the Savannah American Cancer Society. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.

- The Savannah American Cancer Society, Savannah, GA

Robbie, I am so sorry for your loss. I know how special she was to you, your children, and the community. May the beauty of her memory be with you forever.

- Barbara Bart, Savannah, GA

Robbie, we will all miss Susie and everything she brought to this world! We are thinking of you and your whole family as you journey through this hard, hard time. Love Leah and Bill

- Bill and Leah Horton, Atlanta, GA

Robbie we know it's got to hurt as well as getting relief. Your family has been through a lot of pain and we're here and close if you need anything. Bless you all.

- Susan and Reed Dulany, Savannah, GA

Robbie and Family, I am so sorry for your loss of Susie, such a wonderful woman, who I had the pleasure of knowing through our children in their SCDS years. I have always admired your precious family and my prayers are with you. Love, Toby Friedman

- Toby Friedman, Savannah, GA

Robbie, my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family on your recent loss.

- Richard M Geriner, Sr., Savannah, GA

DEAR ROBBIE AND FAMILY, I AM SO DEEPLY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. ROBBIE, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MY MOTHER LOVE YOU BOTH. YOUR FAMILY WILL BE IN MY PRAYERS.

- BARBARA NAFIS BORMES, SAVANNAH, GA

We are sorry for loss. We wish you and your family the best for the future.

- joanne and william sheils, savannah, GA

Robbie and family, My deepest sympathy for your loss. Susie was courageous in many, many ways. My mother thought the world of her. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

- Patti Nafis Entrekin, Savannah, GA