Audrey Jean Harrison

1930 - 2015

Audrey Jean Harrison
Resident of Belmont
Audrey Jean Harrison, long time Belmont resident and retired San Mateo Union High School District teacher, died on December 22, 2015 from complications of heart disease. Audrey was born in Berkeley in 1930. Her father was a Hospital Administrator and her mother, Ora, a long time employee of the Berkeley Gazette. Audrey and her mother built two homes together, first in Berkeley and then in Belmont.
Audrey was a graduate of Berkeley High and UC Berkeley. She taught women's sports for decades for the SMUHSD. Her teaching career also included a stint in England. In later years, she spent a satisfying second career as a travel agent at the popular Little World Travel in Carlmont Plaza. She and her special circle of retired teacher colleagues loved Hawai'i and traveled there often.
Audrey has left a generous bequest to local institutions to further issues of women's health and in particular to support water therapy activities.
Audrey's brother, William, preceded her in death. Ms. Harrison is survived by his widow, Ada, of Piedmont, and nieces, Vicki, Diane, and Heidi.
Audrey was a participant in the Stanford Willed Body Program. No services are planned. Donations in her memory may be made to Women's Programs at either Berkeley High School or SMUHSD.


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