Connie Vandergeest Harnick

Connie V. Harnick, age 73, a resident of Albuquerque for 50 years, died October 30, 2021. She is survived by her mother, Alida Vandergeest; her husband, David; her children Matthew and Kari; one grandchild, James; her sisters, Jackie, Joanne, and Judy; brothers, Jake, Jim, and Johnny (and all of their spouses). She was preceded in death by her father, Jacob; and her sister Lida.

Connie graduated from the University of Albuquerque with a degree in accounting with honors. She became a CPA and worked for Arthur Anderson in Denver and Pete Marwick in Albuquerque before going into private practice, where she was an in-house CPA for a large group of surgeons. However, she was best known in the tennis community. She was an excellent tennis player with a national ranking and volunteered her services for several tennis programs. She met David at the Tennis Club of Albuquerque. Not only was she a great tennis player, but a wonderful wife and mother. Unfortunately, Connie had a rare disease called Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. She died peacefully, with family and her best friend, Frances, at her side.

A celebration of life will be held at FRENCH-Wyoming on Sunday, November 21, 2021. There will be a family hour from 1pm-2pm and then an hour for friends from 2pm-3pm. Connie wanted this to be fun and casual, tennis clothes welcome. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Special Olympics of NM .