D. Stussy
2012-07-06 22:41:33 UTC
Akron restaurant owner dies hours after meeting Obama
By Stephanie Warsmith and Rick Armon
Akron Beacon Journal staff writers
Published: July 6, 2012 - 02:16 PM
Four generations of Ann Harris' family (from left) Andrea Hubbard, Deanna
Hubbard, Ann Harris, (owner of Ann's Place) Wilma Parsons and Kamari Durant
pose for a photo after being visited by President Barack Obama when he stopped
at Ann's Place 24 Hour Restaurant in Akron on Friday. The restaurant owner Ann
Harris, 71, was taken by ambulance to Akron General Medical Center after
complaining of fatigue and a tingling feeling following Obama's visiit where
she later died. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
The owner of an Akron restaurant where President Barack Obama stopped for
breakfast this morning died, apparently of a heart attack, shortly after
meeting him.
Josephine “Ann” Harris, 70, of Copley Township, was taken by ambulance to
Akron General Medical Center after complaining of fatigue and a tingling
feeling. She was pronounced dead at 11:18 a.m., according to the Summit County
Medical Examiner’s Office.
Harris, just a few hours before, had the honor of meeting — and hugging —
Obama when he stopped at her family’s restaurant, Ann’s Place, on South
Hawkins Avenue for breakfast. This was Obama’s first stop on the second day of
a bus tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania.
“I’m sure this was her highlight,” said Frankie Adkins, Harris’ sister, who
lives in Tulsa, Okla., and heard about her sister’s sudden death from family
members. “She loved Obama.”
Obama stopped in Ann’s Place for breakfast about 8:30 a.m. Harris was ecstatic
about his visit when a Beacon Journal reporter spoke to her shortly afterward.
Stephanie Warsmith can be reached at 330-996-3705 or
***@thebeaconjournal.com. Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or
***@thebeaconjournal.com.
By Stephanie Warsmith and Rick Armon
Akron Beacon Journal staff writers
Published: July 6, 2012 - 02:16 PM
Four generations of Ann Harris' family (from left) Andrea Hubbard, Deanna
Hubbard, Ann Harris, (owner of Ann's Place) Wilma Parsons and Kamari Durant
pose for a photo after being visited by President Barack Obama when he stopped
at Ann's Place 24 Hour Restaurant in Akron on Friday. The restaurant owner Ann
Harris, 71, was taken by ambulance to Akron General Medical Center after
complaining of fatigue and a tingling feeling following Obama's visiit where
she later died. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)
The owner of an Akron restaurant where President Barack Obama stopped for
breakfast this morning died, apparently of a heart attack, shortly after
meeting him.
Josephine “Ann” Harris, 70, of Copley Township, was taken by ambulance to
Akron General Medical Center after complaining of fatigue and a tingling
feeling. She was pronounced dead at 11:18 a.m., according to the Summit County
Medical Examiner’s Office.
Harris, just a few hours before, had the honor of meeting — and hugging —
Obama when he stopped at her family’s restaurant, Ann’s Place, on South
Hawkins Avenue for breakfast. This was Obama’s first stop on the second day of
a bus tour through Ohio and Pennsylvania.
“I’m sure this was her highlight,” said Frankie Adkins, Harris’ sister, who
lives in Tulsa, Okla., and heard about her sister’s sudden death from family
members. “She loved Obama.”
Obama stopped in Ann’s Place for breakfast about 8:30 a.m. Harris was ecstatic
about his visit when a Beacon Journal reporter spoke to her shortly afterward.
Stephanie Warsmith can be reached at 330-996-3705 or
***@thebeaconjournal.com. Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or
***@thebeaconjournal.com.