Kelly Ann Wilcox

August 4, 1987-February 22, 2015

Kelly Ann Wilcox, of Newburgh (a former Cornwall-on-Hudson resident) entered into eternal rest peacefully  on Feb. 22 at home with her family by her side. She was 27 years old.

The daughter of David J. and Caleen M. Burns Wilcox, Kelly Ann  was born on Aug. 4, 1987 in NY Hospital in Manhattan. She  earned her Abilities First degree in Poughkeepsie.

“She was a remarkable, beautiful, strong woman who endured many challenges in her young life,” her family said. “ She taught us the meaning of courage. She will always be  ‘Our Special K,’ and be in our hearts forever.”

She is survived by her parents at home; by her sisters Maria McGrady and her husband Matthew and Amanda Brueckner and husband George, both of Newburgh; by her uncle Charles Wilcox of Auburn, N.Y. and  by her nieces Haley and Mackenzie Brueckner.

Her family received visitors on Feb. 24 at Quigley Bros. Funeral Home in Cornwall-on-Hudson. A  funeral service was held at the end of visiting hours at the funeral home. Interment was private.  Memorial donations can be made to Abilites First, 230 North Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.