Alumni
Class Notes In Memoriam Trinity receptionist Katherine “Kate” Smith Brissette was surrounded by her family when she passed away peacefully on February 14 after a year-and-a-half battle with cancer. Kate was a beloved member of the Trinity family for more than two decades. She began as an admissions assistant in September 2001 and moved to the role of receptionist in 2012. Born on March 6, 1956, Kate grew up in Waterbury, Connecticut, and was the daughter of Edmund Scully Smith and Eleanor McGrath Smith. She moved to Atlanta after attending Colby-Sawyer College in New London, New Hampshire, and meeting her future husband, James “Jim” Brissette, during a trip to Europe. A great lover of the outdoors, Kate was an avid tennis player and loved to snow ski, swim, and run. She touched so many lives throughout her 21 years at Trinity, and we will all miss her and her warm greetings and good humor. “Kate was a wonderful colleague and friend,” says Head of School Joe Marshall. “We miss her greatly, and her loss will be felt for years to come.” Our heartfelt sympathies go out to Kate’s husband of 42 years, Jim; their two grown children, Ellie (Alex) and Alex (Athena); their two grandchildren; and the rest of their family.
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