Jodi Lynn Harrison

Crystal Lake--Jodi Lynn Harrison, 47, passed away on Monday Dec 19, 2011 at the Barrington Hospice in Barrington. She was mercifully relieved of her pain and suffering after a four month courageous battle with colon cancer. Jodi was a beautiful, highly intelligent and beloved person and will be sorely and forever missed and remembered.

Jodi was born on August 23, 1964 in Grand Forks, ND to Laurel and the late David Peterson. The family moved to Streamwood, Il in 1973. She graduated from Streamwood HS in 1982 where she was an excellent student and outstanding athlete. Upon graduation she was honored by being named to the Streamwood HS Athletes Hall of Fame.

Jodi attended Millikin University where she graduated with a degree in Marketing and Business in 1986. She then was employed in a highly successful career with Cingular Wireless. However her love for education and teaching brought her back to an academic career. She returned to university earning a Master’s degree in Math Education at National Lewis University.

Jodi began teaching mathematics at Cary Grove High school District 155 in 2006. She was embraced and loved by both her students and the staff for her teaching excellence and her magnetic personality. Jodi taught with passion and loved her life at Cary- Grove.

Jodi was an excellent athlete and instilled her love of activity and the outdoors in her two sons. With them she golfed, bicycled, roller bladed, camped, hiked, played tennis and took karate lessons with Noah. She also completed two half marathons in Chicago.

Jodi leaves 2 wonderful boys to whom she was totally devoted; Michael Jr 15 and Noah 12. Their father Michael Sr. remains at home with them. She is also survived by her mother Laurel A Feldman, stepfather Dr. Edgar A Feldman of Barrington, sister Debra (Sonny) Ngadiuba, brother Jeffrey Peterson, stepbrothers Robert(Dawn) and Steven (Krista) Feldman and stepsisters Laura (Mike) Iosue and Sue (Pius) Feldman-Weibelplus numerous nieces and nephews. Jodi also left a special friend Cliff Mirman of Dekalb, IL

Jodi was preceded in death by her father, her four grandparents and five cousins.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8pm on Thursday, December 22, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Terra Cotta Ave., Crystal Lake.

The funeral service will be at 10am on Friday, December 23, at Willow Creek Community Church, 220 Exchange Dr., #A, Crystal Lake.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made towards Michael and Noah Harrison’s College Fund at Harris Bank, 5545 Northwest Highway, Crystal Lake, IL, 60014.

For information call the funeral home at 815-459-1760. Online condolences may be made at www.querhammerandflagg.com.