Carol Browne Harrington

Carol Browne Harrington passed away on April 14, 2022 at the age of 89. She was born to Allan and Blanche Browne in Kansas City, MO on March 11, 1933. Allan, Blanche, Carol, and Carol's sister Virginia (Ginny) relocated to Yokohama, Japan in 1946, where her father worked as a judge advocate general in the war crimes trials following World War II. Carol attended Yokohama American High School and graduated as valedictorian in 1949. Following high school, she moved to New York City at the age of sixteen to attend Barnard College from 1949 to 1953. She was a door-to-door market researcher for Procter and Gamble in the 1950s, followed by a long career in Kansas City as a realtor. Carol had a long and spirited life. Her time living in New York City sparked her lifelong passion for theater and the arts; she loved attending musicals and operas while in college, and continued to support the Musical Theater Heritage and make frequent trips to Broadway with her friends and family throughout her life. She was a longtime Sister of P.E.O. Chapter F, MO. She also loved to travel and share her stories from across the globe with her friends and family, including getting whisked away on a camel ride through the desert in Egypt while traveling with her son, John; performing a traditional Japanese dance and climbing Mt. Fuji while living in Japan; ski trips in Colorado to visit her sister, Ginny, and nephews, Bob and Carl Mount; many trips to Europe with her longtime friend, Bob Haney; and so much more. She passed her passion for travel on to her son, and later to her grandchildren, by taking them on many exciting summer trips to Switzerland, France, Spain, Australia, and England throughout their teenage years. Carol was a loving child, mother, aunt, grandmother, and friend. As passionate as she was about storytelling, she also always wanted to hear the stories her loved ones told. She was an extremely genuine, thoughtful, supportive, grateful, and positive person who loved the people she was surrounded by with her whole heart. She will be remembered for her love of great adventures, food, and company. She is survived by her sister, Ginny Mount; son, John Harrington; two grandchildren, Thomas and Clara Harrington; and her loving nephews and cousins. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her. A memorial service will be held at the Village Presbyterian Church at 11 am on Saturday, May 28. Her family asks that, if you are so moved, in lieu of flowers, you make a donation to the Village Presbyterian Church or Musical Theater Heritage.

Carol Browne Harrington

March 11, 1933 - April 14, 2022