Obituary of Virginia M. Curran

Virginia M. Curran (Shinnick), 88, died peacefully at home in Pomfret, CT on Saturday, December 28, 2013. Virginia was born February 5, 1925 in Winchester, Massachusetts. She married Walter J. Curran in 1947 and prior to her marriage, she worked as an administrative assistant at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She and her husband moved to Beverly, Massachusetts, where they raised their three children. Virginia had an incredible spirit. Despite having suffered a disabling stroke in 1968, Virginia went on to live a happy and positive life. Virginia leaves three children, seven grandchildren, and a sister and brother-in-law. Virginia's family includes a son Dr. Walter J. Curran, Jr. and his wife Laura and sons Max and Kyle Palickar-Curran of Atlanta, GA; and his daughters Maris Curran, of Los Angeles, CA and Mia Curran and her husband Tiernan Morgan of New York, NY. Also daughter, Pamela Ruff, and her husband David of Pomfret, CT; and their sons Brett Curran Ruff and his wife Virginia of Lafayette, CA and Trevor Curran Ruff of Tallahassee, FL. Also daughter, Sharon Curran-Wescott and her husband Earl Wescott, of The Woodlands, TX and their son Skye Curran Wescott. Virginia also leaves her sister Kay and her husband William Conkling of Lexington, MA. In addition to being a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, Virginia was an avid Red Sox and Patriots fan. She previously held volunteer leadership positions in the United Way in Beverly, MA and in the Beverly High School (MA) Track and Field Boosters Club. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Saint James School Scholarship Fund, 120 Water Street, Danielson, CT 06239 or the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, 1762 Clifton Road, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30322. Services will be held privately in Pomfret, CT, and a Memorial Mass will be held later at Saint James Church in Danielson, CT. To share a memory with her family, "Light a Candle" at www.gagnonandcostellofh.com