Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Margaretta Sergeant HARRISON
Margaretta Sergeant Harrison Calvert BRYN MAWR, PA - Margaretta "Peggy" Calvert, accomplished artist and beloved wife of Vice Admiral James F. Calvert, died peacefully on March 19, 2011 at Beaumont at Bryn Mawr, in Bryn Mawr, PA. She was 84. Peggy was raised in Ardmore, PA, the second of five children born to Joseph Harrison Jr. and Rita Heckscher Harrison. She graduated from the Shipley School in 1944. Following her marriage to Hyman L Battle Jr. (Princeton Class of 1946), she moved to Princeton where she lived until 1968. She raised four sons and was an active member of the Princeton community. She acted in many local MaCarter Theater productions and volunteered for both the Red Cross and the hospital at Fort Dix. Following her divorce, Peggy met and married Jim Calvert, at the time the youngest Admiral in the US Navy. He was posted to the United States Naval Academy as superintendent and together they spent four years as a dynamic team in a very public role. After the Navy, many successful years in business and numerous sailing adventures, Jim and Peggy retired to Beaumont. Their marriage lasted more than four decades before Jim's death in 2009. Peggy was a passionate and skilful painter. She studied at the Art Students League in New York and the Silvermine Guild of Artists in Connecticut. She apprenticed with Charles Reid, Ted Goerschner and Burt Silverman; they recognized and encouraged her talent. Whether a still life, pastoral scene or portrait, her canvases shimmered with light and color. Beaumont at Bryn Mawr is currently hosting an exhibition of over 60 of her paintings. Peggy's radiant vitality and wonderful sense of humor touched everyone she met. She was a cherished sister, devoted mother and grandmother, as well as a loyal and compassionate friend. She is deeply mourned and will always be deeply missed. She is survived by two sisters, Henrietta Marshall and Lea Bolling; two brothers, Stevens Harrison and Joseph Harrison III; four sons, Craig, David, John and Kemp Battle; two stepsons, James and Charles Calvert, as well as 14 grandchildren. A memorial service will take place at the Church of the Redeemer in Bryn Mawr, PA, at noon, Saturday, April 2, 2011. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made in her name to HiTOPS, 21 Wiggins St. Princeton NJ 08540.
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