North Pomfret, VT - Duane J. Harrington, 80, died at home in North Pomfret, surrounded by his family, on Wednesday December 6, 2023.

He was born January 1, 1943, in Cambridgeport, VT to Jasper and Alberta (Hackett) and has lived in Vermont all of his life.  As a young boy his family moved to Sharon, where he grew up and attended school.  After school he worked on the family farm with his father for a time before going to work for the Town of Pomfret.  He later worked for Ken Murphy and Erwin Clifford doing dirt work before operating his own dairy farm for many years.  After retiring he worked with Nott's Excavating and Potter Construction. Duane spent all his working life doing what he loved, farming, maple sugaring, running equipment, and doing dirt work.

The only thing Duane loved more than spending time outdoors, hunting or sugaring, was time with his family. Possessions or money didn't much matter to Duane as long as he was with his family and close friends.  Duane was considered a second father to many Pomfret youth and he enjoyed passing on his love and knowledge of animals, sugaring and the outdoors to them.  When it was time to say goodbye Duane would instead say "See you in the woods" as that's where his best memories were made.

Duane leaves his wife of 58 years, Ruth, of North Pomfret; children Brian Harrington (Jodi) of Sharon, VT, Jeff Harrington (Ann Marie) of Sommerville, MA, Randall Harrington (Natalia) of Barnard, VT and Rhonda Jordan (Chris) of North Pomfret; grandchildren, Nicole, Aiden, Shannon, Shianne, Shayna, Dillon, Andrew, Jordan, Kianny, Bianca, Fiorella and Jimena; sisters, Joan Kennison of Sharon, VT and Beverly Sommerville of Missouri as well as several nieces and nephews.  He was predeceased by a sister Marilyn Rhodes and a brother Richard Harrington.

A visitation will be held at the Knight Funeral Home in White River Jct., Thursday December 14th from 5-7PM.  A memorial service will be held at the North Pomfret Church, Friday December 15th at 11AM with a reception to follow.

Condolences to Duane's family may be made in an online guestbook at knightfuneralhomes.com.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the Bugbee Senior Center, 262 N Main St, White River Junction, VT 05001.