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Katharine Jackson Merriman “Kit” (1940 to 2019) died peacefully at home on November 21, 2019, after an extended and valiant battle against cancer.
Kit was born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island.
She attended Madeira School and Sarah Lawrence College before moving to New York City to begin a long career working in the travel industry. After meeting Howard Richmond Merriman Jr., “Hap,” to whom she was engaged within six weeks and married for 52 years, Kit moved home to Rhode Island where she and Hap lived, worked, raised a family and cultivated communities in both Providence and Little Compton and later in Vero Beach, Florida.
She enjoyed years of playing tennis, paddle, golf and bridge at Agawam Hunt, Sakonnet Golf, Quail Valley and Riomar Country clubs and was an active, engaged and adored member of those communities.
Kit had a passion for all-things travel and, after living as a young woman in Florence, Italy, she embraced every opportunity to adventure the world with family and friends.
A talented artist, Kit expressed her unique and elegant flair through painting, basket weaving, interior design and her signature and widely-admired sense of fashion and personal style. Gracious, generous, playful and kind, Kit was a friend and brought a smile to everyone she met.
Upon becoming a grandmother in 2000, Kit became affectionately known as “Gogo,” a name that reflected her indomitable spirit and passion for fun.
Kit’s “joie de vivre” spirit will be carried on by her husband Hap, her daughters Katharine K Merriman “Kim” and Anne Merriman Wells; her son-in-law David Wells; her three granddaughters; her brother Edwin Jackson “Sandy”; and by countless relatives and cherished friends from all walks of life and corners of the globe. Kit is reunited with her father Edwin Jackson and her mother Katharine Hilton Jackson.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Kit Merriman Scholarship Fund for Girls, Unite The World With Africa Foundation.
www.Uniteafricafoundation.org
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kay & Ted Seweloh - friend
February 24, 2020, 12:07 pm
We will miss her wonderful smile. K & T
Jim&sSheila Hagan - friends
February 24, 2020, 12:10 pm
So Sad ! Kit was well respected and admired by everyone. A leader in the many communities where She & Hap resided,Kit always brought people together. She will be missed by her loving family and the many friends developed over the years, but always remembered,for her love of life and strength of character. May Kit rest in peace.
Allen Nickerson - Friend
February 24, 2020, 12:11 pm
To Hap & the entire Merriman Family, my deepest sympathy for your loss. Kit will be greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Allen Nickerson – Little Compton
Paul mooney - Friend
February 24, 2020, 12:12 pm
To the Merriman Family Very sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Paul Mooney
Paula Carey - Friend
February 24, 2020, 12:13 pm
Hap, my heartfelt sympathy to you and your family on Kit’s passing. I’m truly sorry for your loss. Paula
suzanne moorhead spencer - Madeira friend, SLC roommate
February 24, 2020, 12:14 pm
Such fond memories of the 7 years Kit and I went to the same schools. So sorry that we didn’t see more of each other in our later lives. Remember the last time we saw each other in Vero Beach. Finally met Hap and had a wonderful lunch together at the beach club. I was just thinking of her yesterday. I know how she will be missed. With love Suzy