I lost my husband, Ben Harris, two months ago in a terrible accident at Redhook Brewery in Portsmouth, N.H. Highland Brewery held a benefit for me and my unborn child on May 24.
I greatly appreciate all of your thoughtfulness during my time of grief. Thank you all for your support and comfort. I am especially grateful to Highland Brewery for the benefit held in my late husband’s name in May. Random acts of kindness have renewed my faith in humanity. I look forward to thanking some of you in person when the baby and I return to the area.
— Alysha J. Harris
Newington, N.H.
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