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Kathy Brackenridge

Thu, 09/07/2023 - 10:03

Mary Kathryn Brackenridge, a part-time resident of East Hampton for nearly 20 years, died on Aug. 27 at home in New Canaan, Conn. Her husband, Gavin Brackenridge, and daughter, Kathryn Brackenridge, were with her. Known as Kathy, she was 70 and had Lou Gehrig’s disease.

A wake was held on Tuesday in Rye, N.Y., where she grew up, with a Mass of Christian burial yesterday at the Church of the Resurrection there, and burial at Greenwood Cemetery, also in Rye. An obituary will appear in a future issue.

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