He was born in Biddeford on July 26, 1933, the son of Leon F. and Emma (O’Neill) Harriman.
He graduated from St. Louis High School in Biddeford, Class of 1951, and earned his master’s degree from the University of Maine, Orono.
He was a chemical engineer in the paper industry in Georgia, California and Maine.
He was a member of the Auburn Historical Association, and a former parishioner of St. Pius X Church.
He was preceded in death by: five brothers and sisters, Theresa Child, Robert Harriman, Laurette Elie, Madeline Beaudoin, and Sarah Pollock.
He is survived by: one son, Scott Harriman and his wife Victoria of Clifton, Arizona; one daughter, Sandra (Harriman) Rowley of Virginia Beach, Virginia; five grandchildren, Greg, Nicole, Jason, Michelle, and Salene; five great-grandchildren; one brother, Peter Harriman of Citrus Springs, Florida; two sisters, Mary Ann Manning of Maryland, and Doris Brooks of Maine; and several nieces, nephews and cousins, including his cousin, Jacqueline Galvin.
Services will be held in Biddeford at a date and time to be announced. Services in Maine will be handled by Hope Memorial Chapel, hopememorial.com.
J. N. Boufford & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements in New Hamphire. For more information and an online guestbook, please visit bouffordfuneralhome.com.
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