Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Garrity, Henry Ashton, PhD February 21, 2025
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Virginian-Pilot March 22, 2025
Dr. Henry A. Garrity, aged 88, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving 
friends on 21 February 2025. Henry was preceded in death by his wife, Mary 
Taylor Garrity, in 2003.
Henry lived in Norfolk, Virginia, and was born on February 10th, 1937, in 
Waterbury, Connecticut. He attended The Taft School and later Yale University 
and Middlebury College where he earned an M.A. and held a Fullbright in France. 
He later attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, earning his 
PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures. He had many adoring students over his 
teaching careers at The Taft School, Saint Lawrence University, and Bowling 
Green State University, where he served as the Chair of the Department of 
Romance Languages.
During his time in Ohio, Henry was involved in developing international film 
festivals and bringing in famous French filmmakers. He was passionate about 
opera, film, art, French, and travel. He travelled the world and served on the 
Board of the Virginia Opera for many years. His activities in the opera were 
wide-ranging and he hosted many opera singers at his home over the years. He 
loved his friends dearly and sought out interesting places and gastronomical 
pleasures over his incredible life.
He was an active member of the Alliance Française of Norfolk and returned 
frequently to France, even serving as guest lecturer for abroad courses from 
time to time. His memory will live on in the many passions, places and people he 
touched.
A service was held at 11am on Monday, March 10, 2025, at Hollomon-Brown Funeral 
Home, Tidewater Drive Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to 
either the Norfolk chapter of the Alliance Française or the Chrysler Museum. 
Fond memories may be shared at www.hollomon-brown.com


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