Kitty Rea was usually found sitting at a piano bench or zipping across town in her signature yellow Volkswagen bug. Powered by her passion for music, the woman everyone knew as âMs. Kittyâ was a cyclone of creativity, bustling from one school to the next, sharing her magic with countless children and adults.
Today, that magic is a matter of memories. Rea, 69, died in hospice care on April 15 after a battle with ovarian cancer.
âShe was so vibrant, just endless energy for everything she loved,â said Maddie Rea, Kitty Reaâs daughter, in an email to the Review. âShe would light up especially when talking about her students or old theater career. Even when she was in immense pain or completely exhausted, sheâd get so much energy and happiness from seeing her students. When she was teaching, I think we both forgot that she was sick.â
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