Lynn Curtis
April 29, 1947 - December 25, 2023
Lynn Curtis, a well-known artist and Orinda resident, passed away on Monday, December 25, 2023. She will be profoundly missed by her many close friends and family. She is survived by her husband, Kerry; her children, Becky, Lisa and Chris and their spouses; and her six grandchildren.
Ruth Lynn Walton, "Lynn," was born in Abington, Pa., to parents, Jack Walton and Ruth (Scott). She attended Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, in a joint degree program with University of Pennsylvania, where she met Kerry in 1969.
Lynn and Kerry soon married and moved to San Francisco, where she continued painting and became active in the art community. In 1971, Becky was born. They moved to Orinda the following year, then Lisa arrived in 1974. In 1980, the family moved to London for two years, where Lynn utilized the home's art studio and darkroom to continue with her creative work. After Chris was born in 1982, they returned to Orinda.
Lynn's art took many forms: paintings, drawings, photography, prints, movies, writing, and poetry. She curated art shows for organizations including the Commonwealth Club of California, served as president of San Francisco Women Artists, and participated in art exhibitions and East Bay Open Studios, through which she sold many paintings.
She was laid to rest on December 30, at Oakmont Memorial Park in Lafayette. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, February 18, at 12 p.m. at the Orinda Community Center. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the Parkinson's Foundation or The Michael J. Fox Foundation.

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Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Jan. 31 to Feb. 1, 2024.

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Robin Hunt

March 22, 2024

Lynn was a wonderful person. My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. I will miss her.

Bob and Jean Bennett

February 7, 2024

Lynn and Kerry moved next door in 1971, when their daughter Becky and our daughter Jennifer were infants. And so began a lifetime of shared experiences. We two and Grace across the street, were pregnant together with our second daughters, Lisa, Katrina and Stephanie. We worked together at TOPS, the preschool, walked our daughters to Glorietta School, missed their family terribly when they moved to England for 2 years, so accepted their invitation to join them there for a month before welcoming them back with wee Chris. We shared all the years of marriage and raising children, kiddingly calling our neighborhood a "commune"!
Lynn was beautiful inside and out. She was talented in so many ways-as an amazing artist, a gourmet cook, a wonderful mother and wife and as a strong, gentle, perceptive friend. She sensed if you needed a hug, a push, a laugh or just a quiet time with a cup of tea.
Bob and I were lucky enough to spend several days with Lynn and Kerry on the California coast in September and then enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast and joyous celebration with their entire family at Sun River last Fall. As we loaded our plates with turkey and all the trimmings, Lynn quipped, "The best thing, Jean, is that you and I didn´t have to cook!
As the kids say today, we will be BFF, best friends forever, but we will miss her forever. We are fortunate to be surrounded by her exquisite paintings, so in that sense she is with us always.
We send our love to Kerry and all of her wonderful family!

Ramon and Sonia

February 4, 2024

We met Lynn and Kerry as neighbors in England and shared babysitting with each others children. She visited us in North Carolina and we always saw her and Kerry when we visited California. Our deep felt sympathy to Kerry and children. I know she will be missed. Sonia and Ramon

Susan (Butler) Worth-LaManna

January 31, 2024

Sad to hear of Lynn's passing. We were high school friends, and I remember her well from those times. May her memory always be for a blessing.

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