Phyllis A. (Collins) Curtis, of Warwick, 60, passed away at home, Sunday, February 26, 2017.
Raised in Cranston, she was a daughter of the late Phillip J. and Mary T. (Horrigan) Collins. Phyllis was a graduate of Cranston High School East, class of 1974. She worked for Lifetouch Photography, and was a lunch aide for the Warwick School Department. Phyllis also worked at RISD, while attending classes. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree from RISD in 2002. She was a member of the Literary Volunteers of Kent County, and the Defenders of Animals.
Phyllis was the loving mother of Jennifer L. Duffy and her husband, Gregory, and Christine A. Curtis; loving grandmother of Callie and Alexia; sister of Mary Collins, Eileen Collins, Kathleen Kelleher, and the late James, Candace, and Matthew Collins. She is also survived by a niece, Abigail Reed and her family, and many nieces and nephews of the Curtis family.
A visitation will be held Friday, March 3, 2017 from 4 – 7 p.m., with a service to follow at 7 p.m. in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Chapel, 2435 Warwick Avenue, Warwick. Burial will be private at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers contributions to the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, 249 Roosevelt Avenue, Suite 201, Pawtucket, RI 02860, will be appreciated. Information and Condolences visit TheQuinnFuneralHome.com
