Hager "Stett" Stettinius Harrison

Stett pursued every passion with focus and expertise, from meticulously logging every instrument flight in his Bonanza to skiing as fast as possible down World Cup at Okemo and Buddy’s Run at Steamboat. He developed family photos for slide projector shows, gave away aerial shots that he took from his plane, and took the perfect picture of the 1970 solar eclipse from Nova Scotia. Stett was also a self-taught and skilled carpenter, creating furniture that will last generations and designing and building an oversized deck that became the home for so many memories for two decades. Over the years the deck kept growing with more stairs and an extension for a hot tub – the custom flower box seemed to go on forever. What could have been just a small, simple deck was never in the cards for Stett.

He believed a car was only worth driving if it was manual, ended dinners with a doppio espresso and cooked restaurant quality Spaghetti Bolognese. He loved to blast his record collection through oversized headphones and never let a plane go overhead without looking up. He was kind to others.

His deepest love for was for his children Lindsay and Amanda, and for Adrienne. Later in life, his caregiver Dushie Kalenu provided him with the dignity of compassion and care for 15 years. Despite declining health, Stett was able to travel to Italy for many years with Dushie at his side and live at home until the last few days of his life.

Hager Stettinius “Stett” Harrison passed away at Greenwich Hospital on October 7, 2024. He was born in 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Eloise Stettinius Fiamingo (d. 1995) and Corp. William Henry Harrison, III. (d. 1987). Stett spent his childhood in Rome, Italy, and as a 15-year-old found a high school he loved at the American Overseas School of Rome, graduating in 1964. He obtained higher degrees in Boston from Suffolk University (B.A., 1971) and Northeastern University (M.B.A, 1976).

His career included early years as a flight instructor and at the Massachusetts Dental Society, and then at Manufacturers Hanover Trust and Monte dei Paschi di Siena. He was honored to serve as treasurer and president of the board of Winterplace at Okemo Mountain for a tenure that spanned 15 years. He took pride in his membership with the American Bonanza Society and found joy in supporting the Overseas School. Stett lived primarily in Greenwich with an additional stint with his family in Rome.

Stett is survived by his daughters Lindsay O’Brien who resides in Riverside, CT and in Ludlow, VT and Amanda Harrison who resides in Beverly, MA, son-in-law Terry O’Brien, grandchildren Nicholas, Jason, Colin, Valentina, and Sebastian, as well as his former wife Adrienne Harrison, his godson James Sinclair and a large extended family. He is pre-deceased by his younger sister Adele Harrison Fiamingo Bonanno di Linguaglossa (d. 2017).

Family remembrances will be held in the United States and in Italy at dates to be determined. He will be laid to rest at the Cimitero Acattolico di Roma beside his sister and mother.

Fly in peace, Dad.