Following is the obituary of the artist, Hazel M. Harrison, from Portland Press Herald, Maine a longtime resident of, and art teacher and artist in Sanford, Maine died on July 4, 2011, at the Southern Maine Medical Center in Biddeford.
She was born in Thomaston on Oct. 13, 1915, the daughter of William and Marie Malina (Regis) Harrison and moved to Sanford at the age of two.
A highly educated woman, she graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Farmington State Teachers College, attended the Portland School of Fine Arts, Syracuse University, the University of Maine and the University of New Hampshire.
She taught art in the Sanford school system for 35 years where she was known to be tough and demanding yet fair.
For fifty years I have been a Document Examiner and that is how I earn my living.
For over 50 years I have also been a publicist for actors, singers, writers, composers, artists, comedians, and many progressive non-profit organizations.
I am a Librettist-Composer of a Broadway musical called, "Nellie Bly" and I am in the process of making small changes to it.
In addition, I have written over 100 songs that would be considered "popular music" in the genre of THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK. My family consists of four branches. The Norwegians and The Italians and the Norwegian-Americans and the Italian Americans.