Doreen Harrison, 77

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Doreen E. Harrison passed peacefully, yet not without a fight, on Feb. 5, 2022, with family by her side. Born Dec. 11, 1944, to Yetta F. (Blake) Harrison and Samuel M. Harrison, Doreen lived a life filled with chocolate, considerable world travel, amazing times with many wonderful friends and family, and close relationships with her parents, cousins, “nieces and nephews.”  

A 1963 graduate of Hope High School in Providence, Doreen learned the ins and outs of finance and marketing during her high school years while working the first female-driven Del’s Lemonade truck with her lifelong friend Terry Newell – they were very successful! She went on to earn a B.S. in Business Administration from Bryant College in 1967 followed by a long career in accounting and market research – and a happy period later in life as a driver education instructor – she loved the teenagers!

Doreen was a very private person, an avid yet savvy gambler and quite the social butterfly. She loved her casino adventures across the globe and treasured her escapades and time spent with friends and family – always eager to ask a lot of questions and learn as much as she could about them and anyone else who crossed her path – she never forgot any details! She never forgot ANYTHING!!!

She had a sign in her kitchen that read, “Friends are the family that we choose!” Certainly a void has been left in the hearts of us all – the Hiltzes, Hochmans and Blakes – and equally to those of the family she chose– her many remarkable and fabulous friends.

Doreen requested that there be no services held for her, but that any donations made in her honor and memory be sent to St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital (Stjude.org), Hope Hospice (1085 N. Main St., Providence, RI 02904) or the Kosher Food Pantry at Jewish Collaborative Services (1165 N. Main St., Providence, RI 02904.)

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