In Memory of
Harry Pool Jr.
November 13th,
2013
Harry R Pool, Jr.
Harry R. Pool, Jr., long
time Warren County resident, died on Wednesday, November
13, 2013 at Hackettstown Regional Medical Center. He
was the son of the late Harry R. Pool, Sr. and Annie
Apgar Pool. Mr. Pool's wife, Jo Ann Burger Pool
predeceased him in 1997 after 34 years of marriage.
Mr. Pool grew up in
Beattystown, NJ, lived briefly in Flemington, NJ and
then spent over 38 years in Port Murray, NJ. He lived
at the House of the Good Shepherd for the last 18
months. Mr. Pool served proudly for over 30 years with
the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as a
Manager and Executive of their Risk Management Program.
Mr. Pool graduated from
Hackettstown High School, Cook College and Rutgers
University with his Master's in Animal Science. He was
very active in local politics serving as Mayor of
Mansfield Township as well as on the Environmental
Commission and Planning Board for Mansfield Township.
He also served on the Warren County Pollution Control
Commission. Mr. Pool enjoyed Civil War re-enactment and
serving his Community. He was a long time member of the
Beattystown Presbyterian Church.
Mr.
Pool is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Alyson
and Christopher Peacock and grand daughter Katherine
Peacock of Allen, Texas and his grandson, Timothy
Peacock of Mountain View, California.
Visitation will be held
on Sunday, November 17, 2013, 1:00 - 4:00 PM at the
Cochran Funeral Home,
905 High St., Hackettstown, NJ 07840.
Graveside Service
and interment at Hackettstown Union Cemetery on Monday,
November 18, 2013 at 10:00 AM, (please meet at
cemetery).
In lieu of flowers,
donations can be made to the Warren County Visiting
Nurses/Homemaker
Services, 18 Broad St., Washington, NJ 07882.