Among Jericho woman’s loves in life were her family, singing and gardening, and beautiful gardens appeared wherever she lived
Kathleen Blow Clavelle passed away on November 17, 2024, as a result of pancreatic cancer. She accepted the challenge to fight the disease but ultimately chose to continue her journey without enduring the debilitating side effects of the treatments. Kathy was born on May 4, 1954, in Burlington, Vt., to Thomas J. Blow and Gabrielle Audette Blow. She loved to dance (at Loretta Sousie’s Dance Studio) and sing. She and her talented friends and schoolmates sang at St. Joseph’s Church for 15 years. Their voices and musical instruments harmonized at weddings, funerals and church masses. She and her friends had such beautiful voices that the priest would let them wander outside the sphere of only religious songs, John Denver being one such exception. Kathy graduated from Rice Memorial High School in 1972 and from the University of Vermont in 1976 with a degree in early childhood development. She loved the inquisitive nature and positive energy of children, as demonstrated by her work as a nanny, substitute teacher and, most of all, a terrific mother. She was married to Ray Clavelle Jr. on June 12, 1976. She worked at Champlain College as assistant housing director from the mid-1970s to the early ’80s but halted her career when her children were born; Adam and Alex were fortunate to have had an at-home Mom. When her sons were in middle school, she wanted to go back to work, and she happily worked at Claussen’s Perennial Farm, specializing in perennials. Kathy’s loves in life were her family, singing, gardening and living on her beloved island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. Beautiful gardens appeared wherever she lived. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents, Tom (Jiji) and Gabrielle (Betsy/Baba) Audette Blow, and her brother Andrew. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Ray/Raymie; her son Adam, his wife, Katie (Yost), and their two children, Benjamin and Max; her son Alex — who was born on her birthday — and his wife, Molly Gray. She is also survived by her brother Dan Blow and his partner, Larry Wilhelm; sister, Jayne Blow; brother John Blow and his wife, Deanna; niece, Tyra; grand-niece, Josephine; nephews, Jake, Ryan, Dylan and Tei; and grand-nephew, Toshi. She also leaves behind her mother-in-law, Eleanor (Dang) Clavelle; sister-in-law Anne (Clavelle) Obbagy, married to Tom Obbagy; sister-in-law Betsy (Clavelle) Cain; brother-in-law Peter Clavelle, married to Betsy Ferries; Stephen Clavelle, married…
Among Jericho woman’s loves in life were her family, singing and gardening, and beautiful gardens appeared wherever she lived
Kathleen Blow Clavelle passed away on November 17, 2024, as a result of pancreatic cancer. She accepted the challenge to fight the disease but ultimately chose to continue her journey without enduring the debilitating side effects of the treatments. Kathy was born on May 4, 1954, in Burlington, Vt., to Thomas J. Blow and Gabrielle Audette Blow. She loved to dance (at Loretta Sousie’s Dance Studio) and sing. She and her talented friends and schoolmates sang at St. Joseph’s Church for 15 years. Their voices and musical instruments harmonized at weddings, funerals and church masses. She and her friends had such beautiful voices that the priest would let them wander outside the sphere of only religious songs, John Denver being one such exception. Kathy graduated from Rice Memorial High School in 1972 and from the University of Vermont in 1976 with a degree in early childhood development. She loved the inquisitive nature and positive energy of children, as demonstrated by her work as a nanny, substitute teacher and, most of all, a terrific mother. She was married to Ray Clavelle Jr. on June 12, 1976. She worked at Champlain College as assistant housing director from the mid-1970s to the early ’80s but halted her career when her children were born; Adam and Alex were fortunate to have had an at-home Mom. When her sons were in middle school, she wanted to go back to work, and she happily worked at Claussen’s Perennial Farm, specializing in perennials. Kathy’s loves in life were her family, singing, gardening and living on her beloved island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. Beautiful gardens appeared wherever she lived. Kathy was preceded in death by her parents, Tom (Jiji) and Gabrielle (Betsy/Baba) Audette Blow, and her brother Andrew. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Ray/Raymie; her son Adam, his wife, Katie (Yost), and their two children, Benjamin and Max; her son Alex — who was born on her birthday — and his wife, Molly Gray. She is also survived by her brother Dan Blow and his partner, Larry Wilhelm; sister, Jayne Blow; brother John Blow and his wife, Deanna; niece, Tyra; grand-niece, Josephine; nephews, Jake, Ryan, Dylan and Tei; and grand-nephew, Toshi. She also leaves behind her mother-in-law, Eleanor (Dang) Clavelle; sister-in-law Anne (Clavelle) Obbagy, married to Tom Obbagy; sister-in-law Betsy (Clavelle) Cain; brother-in-law Peter Clavelle, married to Betsy Ferries; Stephen Clavelle, married…