WORCESTER: Harriet Diane (Gorov) Kay, 63, of 114 Moreland St., died on Sunday, June 26, 2005, at the VNA Hospice Residence on Coes Pond after living with breast cancer for 12 years. She is survived by her husband of 41 years, H. Russell Kay; her son, Alexander Kay of Dorchester, MA; and her brother, Arthur Gorov of Helena, MT.
She was born and raised in Chicago, daughter of the late George and Phyllis (Miller) Gorov, and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1963. She moved to Worcester in 1970, working at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and later at Hubbard Regional Hospital in Webster, MA. She retired from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2002.
She was a long-time member of an Internet-based support group for breast cancer and co-chaired its 2003 annual gathering. Harriet is best remembered with knitting needles in her hands. She taught scores of people to knit and was an active member of the Nashoba Valley Knitting Guild. Also active in local 12-step-recovery groups, she was widely known as a careful listener and good friend who valued honesty. She was a member of the First Unitarian Church of Worcester.
After cremation, a Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, Sept. 29 at a time and place to be announced. The family suggests donations in Harriet's memory may be made to www.FriendsofBCList.org or to the VNA Care Hospice, 120 Thomas St., Worcester, MA 01608.
KELLY FUNERAL HOME, 154 Lincoln St., is assisting the family with arrangements.
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