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‘She Was the Best Soul I Knew’: Friends, Colleagues, Students and Parents Remember Kelly Devine

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A few years ago, Kelly Devine learned that her good friend and fellow New Canaan Public Schools teacher, Katherine Munson, was training for a half-marathon that would take place in Norwalk. Munson didn’t ask anyone to come support her, including Devine, though the pair saw each other every day at New Canaan High School, on many weekends and had coached together at Norwalk’s Shore and Country Swim Club. As she was nearing the finish line, Munson recalled Monday afternoon, “I heard ‘Kat, Kat!’ ”

“It was Kelly,” Munson recalled through tears. “She just showed up by herself—that is what she did: She just showed up. Nobody asked.

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Kelly Devine, 36, New Canaan Public Schools Teacher

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Kelly Devine, 36, of Norwalk, died in her home suddenly and unexpectedly after a brief illness on Thursday, April 7, 2016. Born June 25, 1979 in Norwalk, she was the daughter of Jay and Cathy Devine. In addition to her parents she is survived by her brothers Kevin, Daniel and Robert, her sister Kim and her grandmother Eleanor B. Devine; all of Norwalk. Kelly attended All Saints Catholic School and Norwalk High School, class of 1997. At Norwalk High, she was Captain of the girls’ swim team, and won the Class LL State Championship in the 50 yard freestyle.