Obituary of Muriel "Kim" Rosalind Harris

Kim passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024 surrounded by her loving family, just shy of her 97^th birthday.  Born in Boston and raised in Pelham, Massachusetts she graduated from Amherst Regional High School.  An avid 4H Club member she showcased her many creative talents in art and had plans to one day be involved in set design.  She attended art school in Boston and transferred to Washington, DC where she met and married the Reverend William Raymond Harris on February 14, 1947.  She was devoted to the Episcopal Church supporting the church community for over 50 years.

Kim developed a passion for health care volunteering on the Greenwich Rescue Squad in Greenwich, New York.  That led to employment at Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge, New York in a nursing capacity.  After moving to North Carolina she continued her health care career as an employee of the University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital at Chapel Hill for over 40 years. During her time at UNC Hospital she started as a scrub nurse in the Emergency Room.  Kim eventually moved to phlebotomy where she taught and mentored students.  Her many accolades included Outstanding Preceptor of the year PBT (ASCP), and served on the advisory committee for the National Association of Clinical Pathologists.  She was revered by her colleagues as an associate member of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.  Kim traveled nationally and helped to develop test questions for phlebotomy certification for the National Center for Competency Testing.

Kim’s passions included, but not limited to reading, puzzles, bird watching, art, music,  nature in general and family.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William.  She leaves behind her four daughters, Jody Harris Impellizzeri (Tony), Jan Harris Brun, Julia Harris Holland (Gregg) and Page Harris Myers (Steven).  Five grandchildren, Wendi Marie Cowden, John Impellizzeri (Kelly), Mark Impellizzeri (Michelle), Alex Myers (Shane), Cory Myers (Sara) and three great grandchildren, Nicolas Impellizzeri, Kelsey Cowden and Maximus Impellizzeri  all who fondly referred to her as “Moggy”.

In place of a memorial service a celebration of life is planned for the spring, her favorite time of year.