Colette Marie Butterick

I used to babysit for Colette & George´s children in their house in Willimantic. Colette often has come to my mind as I am now an artist. I googled her, hoping to speak with her and found she had pressed away. I am blessed to of known her as a teen. She was one of my inspirations. I am sure she had no idea how I as a teen admired the large paintings she´d be working on in her home.

I had been thinking about Colette and decided to Google her name. So very sorry to learn she left this world. She was a wonderful teacher and a generous spirit. She wrote the foreword to a book I published several years ago, for which I am ever grateful. She was loved.

On behalf of the Windham Regional Arts Council, we offer our sincere condolences to Collette’s family. She was a very special, kind person, who will be greatly missed.