Charles Harrigan's Obituary
Mr. Charles T. Harrigan, age 78, died peacefully at home on October 13, 2011. He was preceded in death by his parents Mark T. and Elizabeth (O’Conner) Harrigan; sisters, Elizabeth (Dimples) Harrigan, Margaret (Peggy) H. Rice; daughter, Theresa V. and son, Charles T. Harrigan; wives, Josephine Harrigan and Lee M. Harrigan. He is survived by his loving wife Linda (Pollard) Harrigan and his wonderful children, Rose (Dan) Grossi, Dawn M. Harrigan, widow of Charles Jr.; Thomas J. (Pat) Harrigan, Elizabeth (Tony) Peraggine, Susan (Joseph) Steo, Cathy (Frank) Quagliotti, Kelly (Joe) Loccisano and Terrance (Donna) T. Harrigan; step-children, Ellen (Randy) Hackett, Daniel (Nancy) Burns, Andra (Larry) Morgan, James Wilkes, Shannon Wilkes and Warren (Kim) Elliott. Grandchildren, Daniel, Louis, Danielle, Theresa, Rosemarie, Lisa, T.J., Annie, Courtney, Vinny, Frankie, Jackie, Rebecca, John, Joey, Zachary and David; step-grandchildren and great grandchildren, Aleeah, Nick, Hannah, Brandon, Brittany, Jimmy, Jacob, Tiffani, Sean, Gus, Bailey, Kip, Gianna, Sierra and Serena.Born in Manhattan, New York, December 24, 1932, enlisted in the U.S. Army Feb. 9, 1951, trained in Ft. Benning, GA as a paratrooper. He was sent to Japan and requested to be sent to Korea when the U.S. decided there would be no more combat jumps. In Korea he served with Headquarter Battalion 179th Infantry “Pagan Raiders” for the purpose of establishing night ambushes and deep penetration of enemy lines. He worked as a longshoreman from 1949 until 1951 for French Lines, NY, NY. Soon after his discharge he trained with Otis and became an elevator and escalator installer for them. In the early 70’s he lived in San Diego, CA, where he owned a Mom & Pop store. Shortly after Josephine died he became ill and moved back to New York for a while. Afterwards he went to Seattle, Washington where he worked for a storage company and he met Lee. After Lee retired they moved to Reno and he worked as a Slot Supervisor at the Reno-Hilton. When Lee died he married Linda and they moved to Florida for health reasons. He lived in Winter Haven, Florida for 11 years. They moved to Tennessee in 2004 after Linda retired from her job with the City of Haines City, Florida. During the time he was not able to work he wrote a novel, “Deceived” (unpublished) and several short stories. Charlie had a great sense of humor, a wonderful voice and loved to sing. His favorite activity was watching football and baseball. He was an honorable, kind and loving man.
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