HARRY LARRISON, Jr., 79, of Ocean Grove, died peacefully on Sunday, May 29, at the Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Born in Neptune, he resided in the Neptune area his entire life. He was a graduate of Neptune High School and owner of Larrison Coal & Fuel Oil, Inc. in Neptune City. He was a lifelong member of Eagle Hook & Ladder Fire Company of Ocean Grove and the Ocean Grove First Aid Squad. He was a member of the Ocean Grove Masonic Lodge #238 now the Wall Spring Lake Lodge #73, Brielle, BPOElks Lodge #128 of Asbury Park, the 200 Club of Monmouth County, the High Twelve Club of Freehold #542, the NJ Seniors Golf Association, the Affiliated Republican Club of Monmouth County, the Friends of the Monmouth County Library Association, the Monmouth County Federation of Republican Women, Inc. and the Deal Golf & Country Club. He was a member of St. Paul's Methodist Church and a dedicated and loving family man whose memory will be cherished.
Harry was most well known for his public service, which began at an early age in his home town of Neptune and continued for more than 40 years on county and state levels. He was the longest serving Freeholder in the state's history and was instrumental in the development of such Monmouth County institutions as an award winning county park system, the largest county library system in New Jersey and the county-owned Brookdale Community College where a building which bears his name was dedicated to him in October of 1998. He guided the development of the county owned landfill and the attainment of a AAA bond rating for the county.
He was predeceased by his wife, Harriet Clark Larrison, in 1991; his daughter, Lynn, in l975; his son-in-law, Matthew Pantaleo, in 2004 and his twin brothers, Bradley and Robert Larrison. Surviving are two daughters, Judy Larrison of Pt. Pleasant and Carol Pantaleo of Marlboro, his two grandsons, Travis & Zak Pantaleo, of Marlboro, and his sister, Dolores Hendrickson, of Florida. Friends were invited to call from 4 to 8 P.M. on Wednesday, June 1st at the Ocean Grove Memorial Home, 118 Main Avenue, Ocean Grove. Burial was private to the immediate family. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in Harry's memory to the Visiting Nurses Association of Central Jersey, 141 Bodman Place, Red Bank, NJ 07701 or to St. Paul's Methodist Church, 80 Embury Avenue, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756.