Travers Harrington

Travers R. Harrington Jr., 56, passed away Oct. 25, 2006, after a short illness in Brussels, Belgium.

Born in Norfolk, Va., he was a resident and practicing attorney in Fayetteville with the law firm Jesser & Harrington for 18 years. He was a graduate of Hampton Sydney College in Virginia and received his law degree from the University of South Carolina.

He was the son of the late Travers and Mary Harrington.

In addition to his private practice, he served as town attorney for several Fayette County municipalities.

Survivors include daughter, Trisha Steele, a student at Virginia Tech; sister, Anne Harrington and her husband, Steve Sturm, of Brussels, Belgium; brother, William H. Harrington and his wife, Cindy, of Charleston; and nieces and nephews, Paul Sturm, a student at American University, Nora Sturm, a student at Columbia University, Katie Harrington of Charleston and Andrew Sturm of Brussels, Belgium.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Fayette County Library, 200 W. Maple Ave., Fayetteville, WV 25840.