Harry R. Kerr | Salesman, 65

Harry R. Kerr Jr.
Harry R. Kerr Jr.
Posted: September 28, 2010

Harry R. Kerr Jr., 65, of Coatesville, a salesman for several companies, coach, and college administrator, died of heart failure Thursday, Sept. 23, at home.

Mr. Kerr played football and basketball for Sharon Hill High School and was on the football and basketball teams while attending the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and Millersville University.

From 1968 to 1971, he served in the Army and was an intelligence specialist at Fort Hood in Texas.

After his discharge, he earned a bachelor's degree in secondary education and a master's degree in English from West Chester University.

He was director of the school's alumni association and an assistant football coach from 1974 to 1986.

Mr. Kerr was then in sales for Rafferty Pontiac in Newtown Square, for Four Seasons Fireplace & Patio in Paoli, and for Great Valley Pool Service in Fraser. He retired in 2002.

He collected photos and miniatures of lighthouses, his family said. Other interests, they said, included Irish music, photography, bird-watching, and collecting coins with his grandson, Owen.

In addition to his grandson, Mr. Kerr is survived by daughters Heather Griffith and Lindsey; his father and stepmother, Harry and Janice Kerr; a brother; two sisters; and his former wife, Sandra Lee Scott.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at Terry Funeral Home, 736 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown. Friends may call from 10 a.m.

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