OBIT: Marilyn "Mickie" M. HARRIS, 2000, formerly of Somerset County, PA
  
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  HARRIS
  
    Marilyn "Mickie" M. Harris, 55, of Grahamsville, N.Y. died Feb. 26, 2000
  in Westchester Medical Center.  The daughter of George C. Harris and Evelyn
  M. Michael Harris, she was born Oct. 12, 1944 in Pittsburgh and grew up in
  Somerset.  She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister Barbara G.
  Harris.  She is survived by a sister Susan L. Anderson, a nephew Brent
  Anderson, and a niece Amanda Anderson, all of Allentown, Pa.  She was a
  resident of Grahamsville since 1965 and was a music teacher at Ellenville
  Elementary School.  Mickie dedicated her life to music education.  She
  earned a Bachelors of Music at Mansfield State University in Mansfield, Pa.
  with a major in oboe and minor in strings and piano.  She did graduate work
  at the State University of New Paltz and Potsdam Crane School of Music. 
  She began her teaching career in Liberty, N.Y. in 1965, working for
  Sullivan County BOCES from 1965-1968, teaching in the Livingston Manor and
  Tri-Valley School districts.  From 1969-1970, Mickie taught in the
  Tri-Valley School District in Grahamsville, N.Y.  In 1972, she was hired by
  the Ellenville School District where she began a 27 year career.  Mickie was
  a member of Music Educators National Conference, NYSSMA, Ulster County Music
  Educators Association, NYSUT, and the Ellenville Teachers Association. 
  Mickie Harris loved teaching and being with her students, whom she helped
  be the best they could be.  She'll also be remembered for her compassion
  and love of wildlife and animals.  Burial will be in the Somerset Living
  Memorial Park, Somerset, at the convenience of family.  Donations may be
  made in lieu of flowers to American Cancer Society, Ulster County Unit,
  159, Green St., Kingston, N.Y. 12401, or the Sullivan County A.S.P.C.A.,
  Rock Hill Dr., Rock Hill, N.Y. 12775.
  
  Somerset Daily American, March 4, 2000
  
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