- Date Of Death: July 23, 2007
- State: Ohio
HARRIET RUTH FAWCETT, 93, a gifted watercolor artist, cherished wife of the late Millard Fawcett and mother of Susan (Richard), David (Edward), and Millard Jr. (deceased), loving aunt, friend to many, died July 23 from complications of a stroke. Born in Meridian, Idaho, she moved to Cleveland at 18 to study art at Case Western Reserve University. She made and studied art throughout her 58-year marriage, all the while, with her husband, founding and building the Fawcett Company, maker of precision mixing equipment. Widowed in 1999, she kept blooming, painting passionately, traveling with her children and their partners. At 90, she joined them for her first trip to Paris. She taught us that a dazzling last chapter is possible. Severely disabled by a stroke in 2007, she fought back, inspiring those around her. We will never forget her beauty, dignity, creativity, and love of life.
