The Harrises

Kevin ’10 and Casey (Mugavero) ’10 Harris

Casey Mugavero spent her junior year at Eastern living in Niejadlik Hall. One fall day she was at a field hockey game when a mutual friend introduced her to Kevin Harris, who was a resident assistant on another floor in Niejadlik. Kevin began stopping by to check on Casey and her roommates when he was on duty. “I knew she had a boyfriend, but she seemed really nice, and there wasn’t any harm in stopping by every now and then to say hi.”

Casey thought Kevin liked her roommate! “My roommate was usually the one who answered the door when he’d come knocking, or he’d stop by when I wasn’t in the room, and I guess they tended to talk more.” One day Casey was sick, so she called Kevin and asked if he could come over to check on her. Kevin jumped at the chance. “Sure, I’ll be glad to skip class and hang out with you!”

“We started hanging out together more as friends,” said Casey. “I had broken up with my boyfriend, and Kevin was always there to talk to or to lean on.”

Junior year ended and since their families lived just two towns apart (Clinton and Deep River, CT), Casey and Kevin continued to spend time together over the summer. By the start of senior year, they were dating. “None of our friends were surprised,” said Kevin. “In fact, they wondered why it took us so long, since we were always together anyway!” Kevin earned his B.S. in Business Administration and is now a financial advisor for Edward Jones. Casey earned a B.A. in Music and a B.S. in Elementary Education and became a special education teacher in Clinton after receiving her master’s degree. They married in 2014 and visited nine countries on their honeymoon!

Casey gave birth to their daughter in 2018 and their son in March 2020 but that’s not going to slow them down. Their daughter has already been to Alaska, Hawaii and the top of Mount Washington, all before turning three! “Kevin is still the adventurous one. Even though I’m shyer, I trust him to know that whatever we’re going to do next, it’s going to be positive and it’s going to be fun!”