Madison Boy Who Inspired Community Dies
Jack Harter was 6 years old.
Jack Harter, a member of Grace Episcopal Church in Madison who loved animals and for whom the community rallied to raise money so he could have a service dog, died last week in his sleep. The 6-year-old borough resident, who played a shepherd in the church's Christmas pageant this year, had an incurable disease that left him with little mobility and no way to consistently communicate. His funeral is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday at the church. The Rev. Lauren Ackland shared news of Jack's death with the parish and her message was posted on the church's Facebook page Friday: Little Jack Harter died peacefully in his sleep sometime last night. His death, while inevitable because of his incurable disease (connatal Pelizaeus-Merzbacher) was not …
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Ann Hoag
1:08 pm on Monday, January 21, 2013
I saw Jack at Bottle Hill Day and bought dog biscuits for his future service dog. So sorry for his family that they will miss him so much. In the Catholic faith, we believe little children like him who die are automatically saints. Jesus is welcoming him home. more ›