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Funeral held for Akron restaurant owner who died after meeting President Barack Obama
Andrea Hubbard (left) granddaughter, Deanna Hubbard, daughter, Ann Harris (owner of Ann's Place) Wilma Parsons, daughter and Kamari Durant, great granddaughter to Ann -- Photo Courtesy Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal
Posted: 07/13/2012
AKRON, Ohio - A northeast Ohio restaurant owner who hosted President Barack Obama for breakfast and died hours later is being remembered for the homey atmosphere she created for her customers.
Seventy-year-old Josephine "Ann" Harris of Copley Township died of natural causes on July 6. She had hugged the president earlier that day when he showed up to eat at her Akron-area restaurant, called Ann's Place.
The Akron Beacon Journal reports friends attending a funeral for Harris on Thursday described her restaurant as a second home, full of memories and familiar faces.
Billy Parsons said his mother was a big fan of Obama and meeting the president at the restaurant provided her a "final burst of happiness."
Obama previously called Harris' daughter to express his condolences.
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