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Kathleen Candy and Dianne Rulnick
Kathleen Candy and Dianne Rulnick
Kathleen Candy died at home, under hospice care, on November 25. She was 79. She and Dianne Rulnick, her spouse and partner of 53 years, lived in Water Mill.
Born in Brooklyn, she attended high school in Connecticut. After graduating, she joined the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, New York. During her seven years as a nun, she received her B.S. at the university and taught elementary school in the village.
Upon leaving the convent in the latter part of the 1960s, she worked as a trainee and manager of Plymouth’s Poco retail store in Rockefeller Center, an account representative at BBDO, and a computer technician at Honeywell. After graduating in 1980 from the Swedish Institute in New York City, she worked as a massage therapist, and then a lymphedema therapy specialist in New York and Water Mill. She also applied massage therapy to horses, at the Hampton Classic and nearby stables.
She loved children and animals, and she loved to read. Those who knew her, appreciated her positivity, personal courage, loving and kind nature, generous heart and wicked and insightful sense of humor.
A memorial graveside service is planned for spring.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to an organization of one’s choosing, especially Long Island institutions, including East End Hospice (eeh.org), as well as St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital (stjude.org) would be appreciated.
Staff Writer on Dec 2, 2024