Michael Harrington

October 4, 2007

Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford Michael Louis Harrington, 63, passed away Thursday, October 4, 2007 (note: the family does not want place of death in obit) Dr. Harrington was born in Portland, OR. A graduate of Davidson College, Harrington completed both his master’s and Ph.D. at Emory University. He joined the Department of Philosophy and Religions at the University of Mississippi as an assistant professor in 1970, spent his entire career there and retired as Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion in 2006. A memorial service will be held at the University of Mississippi, in the Paris-Yates Chapel on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 4:00 p.m. with a reception following the service at the family’s home located at 217 Colonial Road, Oxford, MS. Coleman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Dr. Harrington is survived by his wife, Mary Mathison Harrington of Oxford, MS; two daughters, Elizabeth Harrington of Quito, Ecuador and Emily Harrington of Oxford, MS; two brothers, Peter Harrington of Winston-Salem, NC and Lee Harrington of Alexandria, VA. Memorials may be made to the Heifer Foundation or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.