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Mary Beth Harwick

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Published by Legacy Remembers from Jan. 27 to Jan. 28, 2004.

HARWICK
MARY BETH
Age 46, of Paden City, WV died January 25, 2004 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. She was born July 24, 1957 in Indiana, PA; surviving are her parents, John Harwick of Indiana, PA and her mother, Mary Harwick of Pittsburgh, PA. She had a Bachelors Degree from the California University of PA, a Masters Degree from the Indiana University of PA. She was employed by the Wetzel county Board of Education and a school teacher at Shortline School. She was chairman of "Relay for Life: for Wetzel County, a member of the Western Pennsylvania Track Club and a member of the New Martinsville United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her grandparents Willard and Elizabeth Myers and Max and Geraldine Harwick; surviving are two brothers, Barry (Marcia) Harwick of Hanover, New Hampshire and Robert (Nancy) Harwick of Pittsburgh, PA; nephews, Michael Harwick, Mark Harwick, Benjamin Harwick, Christopher Harwick and nieces, Mary Carolyn Harwick, Sarah Harwick, and Katie Harwick. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9pm Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at the IAMS FUNERAL HOME, 833 Third Street New Martinsville, WV. Services will be held at the First United Methodist Church, New Martinsville, WV at 12:00Noon with Renee Wilt and Pastor Mike Atkinson officiating. Interment in the Concord Cemetery, Centerville, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made in Beth's name to "Relay for Life" of Wetzel County. There will be a Memorial Service for Beth's Special friends and family Thursday, January 29, at 7:30pm at the Mt. Lebanon United Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, PA.
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February 17, 2004

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February 12, 2004

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Pat, Rich and Brent Rogus

February 17, 2004

Please accept our deepest sympathy on this tragic loss. Beth was a wonderful person. Her volunteering at the Frick series will be missed. May God be with you.

Kimberly Taylor Carmo

February 12, 2004

To Our Harwick Family:

I met Beth almost 15 years ago, right after I started dating her cousin, Rob.

I was self-conscious and uncertain about meeting the extended family, but within the first few minutes, Beth made me feel welcomed.

She was blessed with a generous spirit and a good heart, and we were blessed to know her. Her presence in this world will truly be missed.

Although she never had the opportunity to meet her newest second cousin, our son will grow up hearing memories of Beth (and of the other beloved relatives who are no longer with us). And he will know, as do his father and I, what a wonderful person she was.

Our love and our prayers are with you all, always.

Deborah Glosser

February 11, 2004

To the Harwick Family:

Please accept my condolences on this tragic loss. My thoughts are with you.

Dominic Wyzomirski

February 10, 2004

To the Harwick family, We were deeply saddened when we heard of Mary's accident. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Dom and Judy Wyz

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Joy Gaetano

February 9, 2004

Mary,

When a life is taken at so young an age, the purpose is not so easily seen, understood nor accepted. You are a woman of courage and faith. I know that Beth will live on in your life and her spirit will be an ever-lasting source of energy and emotional support for you. May you always feel the love of her presence in your life and may that love bring you comfort now and in the days ahead.

Len Forman

February 7, 2004

Dear Harwick Family: Our sincerest heartfelt condolences.

Len, Pat, and Brenda Forman

Alice (Kichty) Gretch

February 6, 2004

Mr. and Mrs. Harwick:

I remember Beth from the 1970's when I competed for Dormont Track Club and Keystone Oaks High School. My teammates were always impressed with Beth's extraordinary race-walking skills. I can picture her now in her races.

My sympathy to you and your family. Reading Beth's accomplishments over the course of her lifetime should always make you be very proud of your daughter. I received an e-mail from my mother today informing me of her passing.

May she always look down and watch over us until we will someday be with her.

Alice Kichty Gretch

Chris Herdman

February 3, 2004

Dear Harwick Family, It was a shock to everyone and I send all my sincere. She was a very dedicated person toward the younger runners at Gold Medal Camp and no one will never forget their special moments they spent with Beth. At Gold Medal Camp, Beth was like a mother to all and touched everyones lives. She will be missed by all.

Kim Rose

February 3, 2004

To the Harwick family,

I am so sorry for you loss. Beth was a wonderful person and a gifted teacher. She had a great sense of humor which was evident when you talked to her. She will be missed and remembered by my daughters and myself and everyone at Short Line School!!!! God Bless you all in this time of pain and sorrow! Kim

Michael DeVito

February 2, 2004

Please accept my most sincere sorrow for your lost. Beth was a wonderful woman who devoted much of her life to running. She will be missed greatly.

Mark Lidman

February 2, 2004

John, I was shocked when I heard the news. Beth will be surely missed by all who knew her, family, students, and Gold Medal campers. It's hard to imagine the camp without her. May God be with you at this time as I am sure you are in His thoughts also.

Mark Kennedy

February 2, 2004

What terrible news. I am so sorry for your loss.

gary k schwartz,jr

February 1, 2004

dear mrs harwick,

i am very sorry for ur lost please accept my sympathy

sincerely,

gary k. schwartz jr

Bryan Herdman

February 1, 2004

It’s times like these in which we all wish we could have one last day or one last chat. Your daughter was a wonderful woman whom touched the lives of more than you will ever know. Gold Medal Camp will never be the same without her grace. Those who knew her even closer were blessed. She will be greatly missed, and never forgotten. God Bless.

Nicole Lemal

January 31, 2004

God Bless the Harwick family! :( My deepest sympathies go out to the family and for all of their contributions to the wonderful sport of running. Beth will be greatly missed by everyone at Gold Medal Camp. It's going to be so weird coming back this summer and not seeing her. :( May God Bless her in every way possible now that she is looking down upon all of us. Always, ~Nicole Lemal~

lisa cornack

January 31, 2004

John and Mary...words can't describe the depth of our sorrow for your loss. Please know you are in our prayers. John and Lisa Cornack (WPTC)

Joe Seiler

January 30, 2004

Dear Harwick family, I am deeply sorry for your lose. Please accept my sincere smypathy and my prayers are with all of you.

Ryan Bender

January 30, 2004

Dear John and family, I am deeply sorry for your loss. I will always remember beth's incredible support and devotion to all the young runners from Gold Medal Camp. She will be missed by all of us.

Jim Banks

January 29, 2004

John and Mary

So very sorry to hear of your loss. Thinking of you both.

Sadly… Jim

Homer Thompson

January 29, 2004

Dear Mary and Family,

So sorry to hear of the passing of your Daughter. I know how much all of your children mean to you. Of course, you have my deepest sympathy. I am in Florida and just got the unfortunate news. My prayers are with you and your family.

Homer Thompson

Vince and Debbie Vernacchio

January 29, 2004

Mary,

We are saddened to hear of your loss. If there is anything we can help you with, please feel free to ask. We have a cancer patient in the family, and will gladly donate to the Relay of Life.

Lisa Falenski

January 29, 2004

Dear John, Mary and family,

It was with great sorrow that I received the news that we lost Beth. I pray that God will give each of you comfort, and knowing that Beth brought much joy into so many lives will help to sustain you. Her ever present enthusiam and support will be sorely missed. I can't count the number of races where her smiling face helped to pull me through.

Stephen Gonzalez

January 29, 2004

Dear Mr. and Mrs. John and Mary Harwick,

Please except my deepest sympathy on your loss. Without Beth, many of us runners would never be able to enjoy the thrill of a race or the supporting family that is the West Penn Track Club. Your family and friends have my prayers and thoughts. May God bless and keep you always and forever,

Stephen Gonzalez

Jim McCarthy

January 29, 2004

To John and family,

I was very saddened to hear today of the unexpected event that took Mary Beth's life. Her devotion to family and the running community was very evident at races. All of you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Sis andJerry Taggart

January 29, 2004

Hi Bob and family,

So sorry. We're thinking of and praying for all of you.

Sis and Jerry

Craig Halper

January 29, 2004

Dear John, Mary, Barry, and Bob,

I'm very sorry to learn of the passing of your daughter and sister. I'm sure your grief is profound. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Sincerely,

Craig Halper

Larry Van Dyke

January 29, 2004

Dear John and Mary:

I was very sorry to hear this news about Mary Beth. I will remember her as always so upbeat, pleasant and approachable at all the WPTC events. You have my deepest sympathy.

Larry

Lou DAngelo

January 28, 2004

Mary & John, I was sorry to hear the sad news about Mary Beth. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Nancy and Roy Geer

January 28, 2004

Dear Harwick Family,

We were so shocked and sorry to hear about Mary Beth's death. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this difficult time.

Linda Eremita-Mullen

January 28, 2004

Dear Nancy, Bob, Mary Carolyn, Mrs. Harwick and family,

Our hearts are with you.

The Mullen Family

Sabine Kane

January 28, 2004

Dear Mary, dear John:

I am so sorry for your tremendous loss. My prayers, and those of my family, are with you during this difficult time.

I'll always remember Beth as the ace photographer and dedicated volunteer, and all-around great woman, she was to us.

'The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom need I fear?' Psalm 27

'The Lord He will be my shepherd, nothing more shall I want. In valleys of green He lets me lie, to restful waters he leads me.'

Psalm 23

Carl Hubel

January 28, 2004

Dear John, Mary, Barry, and Bob,

I was very saddened to hear of Mary Beth's passing. I wish to express my heart-felt sympathies to you all. My thoughts and prayers are with you!

Sincerely,

Carl (WPTC)

Joe Martinelli

January 28, 2004

John and Mary Harwick,

Please accept my sincerest sympathy for the loss of your love one. From Reading of her many volunteer and charitable contributions to the community, she certainly left a memorable legacy and example of "Loving Thy Neighbor".

Eric Wilkins

January 28, 2004

Dear John,Mary and Family,

You have my deepest sympathy,I pray for your strength and comfort in such a tragic time.We will all miss Mary Beth.

Jerry Pullins

January 28, 2004

Our deepest sympathies to a wonderful family.

God Bless,

Jerry Pullins and Meghan Connelly

Phil Pillin

January 28, 2004

John:

I am so deeply sorry for your loss. There are not any words that can signify the depth of sorrow over the loss of Beth. I pray the Lord to provide comfort to you and that you are in my thoughts and prayers.

Dan Holland

January 28, 2004

To the Harwick Family:

I was very saddened to hear of Mary's passing. The entire running community will miss her. I knew her smiling face at John Harwick's races, and she was always a pleasure to work with. Please accept my deepest sympathies for this unfortunate circumstance. She is in a better place now, hopefully running! Best wishes to the Harwick family.

PAULA BOSSART

January 28, 2004

Dear John, Mary and family,

We are so deeply saddened by the sudden loss of Beth. We will remember her always for her tireless devotion to the West Penn Track Club. We feel honored to have known her briefly. We will keep you in our thoughts and prayers in the difficult days ahead.

Love and prayers,

Paula and Suzy

and the Bossart family

Patty Dimmock

January 28, 2004

Dear Mary and Family,

I am so sorry I cannot be with you at this very difficult and sad time. My heart aches for your profound loss. You have many loving memories to look back on of your precious time spent with Beth.

With love and prayers,

Patty Dimmock

Terry & Art Wiland

January 28, 2004

Dear Mary, John and all of the family. Our deepest sympathies to you at this terrible loss of your daughter. Our prayers are with you and with Beth. Most sincerely, Terry & Art Wiland

Father Rodney Torbic

January 28, 2004

May God give comfort,direction and strength to the family.

Memory eternal.

Kathleen and Richard Hickey

January 27, 2004

Our deepest sympathies to the family of a wonderful person.

Meg Reilly

January 27, 2004

Mary, we're so sorry for this terrible loss. We're thinking of you during this difficult time.

Meg

Donna Negri

January 27, 2004

Dear Mary,

I wish to express my sincere

sympathy to you and your family,at this very sad, sad time. I remember

how close you were with your daughter and know how much you loved

her.

My thoughts and prayers are with

you and I will be thinking of you.

Sincerely,

Donna Negri

Howard and Nina Ehmer

January 27, 2004

Dear John, Mary, Barry and Bob,

We grieve and share your loss. In an instant, Beth was sent to heaven. We are sorry that we are not able to be with you and support you at this time. If there is anything we can do, please let us know.

We watched as Beth matured from a champion racewalker in her teens to a dedicated and caring teacher. We know Beth was devoted to her family, especially her nieces and nephews. Mom and daughter enjoyed taking vacations together every year to exotic places. It will be especially difficult when Beth won’t be there at the West Penn Track Club events.

We will remember the time when Beth competed in a championship racewalking event when her shoe came off. As Beth was completing laps on the track, we laughed as family members tried to get Beth to “walk” into her shoe. Beth did her best to ignore all the commotion and continued to racewalk with one shoe off and win the event.

We will miss you Beth.

Love,

Linda/Ken Krynski

January 27, 2004

John, others tell us that your daughter brought immense pride to you. Now, learning about the accomplishments of her life, we can see why. We are profoundly sorry for your loss.

Phyllis Bertenthal

January 27, 2004

Mary,

I just wanted to say how very sorry I am to hear about Mary Beth. Through all these years of planning your vacations together I knew how very close you were, and I always thought how wonderful it was to have such a close loving relationship between the two of you. Nothing anyone can say will take away your grief, but I want you to know how sorry I am.

Phyllis Bertenthal

Laura Latus

January 27, 2004

Dear Harwick family, I am so deeply sorry for your loss. There are no appropriate words that can signify the depth of sorrow over the loss of Beth. I pray the Lord to provide comfort to you.

Linda Valerino

January 27, 2004

To the Harwicks;

I was shocked to hear of "Aunt Beth's" passing. She was a warm and loving person who shared her life with you all. I had the pleasure of meeting her several years ago when she volunteered to join with our girl scout troop at Oglebay Park. She was wonderful with all of the girls, and a great help too. Since, my daughter and I have enjoyed her company several times. We miss you Beth - you were an exceptionally special and loving person.

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