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Today, I attended a lovely (and often funny) memorial service for the late Pat Harrington Jr., who left us in early January.
Daniel Patrick Harrington Jr. (August 13, – January 6, ) was an American Emmy Award -winning stage and television actor.
Pat was both a comic actor and a serious one who appeared in countless TV shows, movies and plays but was probably best known for playing Schneider, the building superintendent on the long-running situation comedy, One Day at a Time.
The hall was packed with industry folks for a long presentation expertly hosted by one of Pat's sons, Michael.
To steal a joke from the great comedy writer Gary Belkin, I was the only person there I'd never heard of. Many of those who spoke were members of Pat's family but there were also speeches about him from — among others — director Howard Storm, producer Norman Lear, actor Ed Asner and the comedy team of Charlie Brill and Mitzi McCall.
Charlie and Mitzi, who were among Pat's dearest friends, were indecently funny and touching.
Actually, all the speeches were touching. Pat was loved the way everyone should be