Lynne Ann Thomas, 59, a lifelong resident of Hartford, longtime partner of the late Liz Emerson, peacefully passed away on Thursday morning, January 13, 2022 at the home of her niece, Alison (Dave) Sataline. Born June 15, 1962 in Hartford, she was the daughter of Helen Bowker Thomas (Don Wallock) and the late Clifton Thomas. Lynne attended St. Augustine School and graduated from South Catholic High School before attending Keuka College in upstate New York. She worked for many years for the State of CT DMR.
Along with her mother, Lynne leaves her brother John (Nicole), her sister, Ann-Marie (PennyLynn); her nephew, Mark Thomas; her cousins, Kristen Asel Chasse (Marc), Brittany Heinrichs (Trevor) and her son Theo Dionne, and Ciara Chasse; great-nieces and great-nephews, AJ and Logan Thomas and Jada and Dominick Sataline and her uncle, Carmen Berardino. We cannot forget her two best buddies, her cats Kona and Catty. Lynne was predeceased by her brother, Robert W. Thomas; grandparents, Charles and Helen (Zenzayer) Bowker and her aunt, Charlene Asel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, January 19 at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Incarnation, 544 Prospect Street, Wethersfield. Everyone is asked to please go directly to the church. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. Family and friends may call on Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. at the D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Boulevard, Wethersfield. Masks are required for all indoor services. In honor of Lynne’s love of animals, donations in her memory may be made to the Protectors of Animals, 144 Main Street, Unit O, East Hartford, CT 06118 or Kenway’s Cause, P.O. Box 935, Windsor, CT 06095. To share a memory of Lynne with her family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.
