Kimberly Brigham

1976 - 2016

Kimberly Brigham, 39

Clinton - Kimberly M. Brigham, 39, a lifelong resident of Clinton, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Friday, January 29, 2016 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester after being stricken ill. She is survived by her loving mother Barbara (Witkowski) Brigham, and her sister, Kelly Jo Brigham both of Clinton. Kim leaves her devoted companion James J.J. Browne of Clinton, her beloved dog Sadie, numerous cousins, colleagues, countless friends and students. She is preceded in death by her father Mark C. Brigham, maternal grandparents Joseph C. & Mary (Schofield) Witkowski, and uncle Joseph P. Witkowski.

Kim was educated in Clinton and graduated from the Clinton High School, Class of 1994. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from Fitchburg State College and began her career as an Instructional Aide. Ms. Brigham taught with the RFK Lancaster School and the Leominster Middle School before joining the staff at Florence Sawyer School in Bolton, where she has devoted the past ten years to students in the special needs education program. Kim was full of life; she possessed tremendous qualities and a vibrant personality. She had crushes on and was a fan of the following: Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos, Jason Varitek and the Boston Red Sox, and Taylor Kinney and Chicago Fire. She loved the music of Elton John, Billy Joel, Adele, and Lady Gaga. She enjoyed the pleasures of gardening, yard work, time spent at the beach, and silly adventures with her cousin Donna. Kim was gifted with an amazing sense of humor, quick wit, and contagious laugh that will be forever remembered and dearly missed by all who had the pleasure to have known her. Funeral services are to be held on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 from the Philbin-Comeau Funeral Home, 176 Water St., Clinton, with a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10AM in St. John the Evangelist Church, 80 Union St., Clinton, with burial to follow in St. John's Cemetery, Lancaster. Calling hours will be held in the funeral home from 5 until 8PM on Monday, February 1, 2016. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kimberly M. Brigham Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Leominster Credit Union, 20 Adams St., Leominster, MA 01453. Online condolences may be placed at

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