Kimberly""Kimee"" Valerie Phillips, 43, of Manchester ,beloved fiancé of Michael Francis Plourde, passed away peacefully at Manchester Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, (May 10, 2011) after a long illness. Born in Hartford on April 1, 1968 to Angela Phillips, Kimee had been a resident of Manchester for many years. Besides her mother and fiancé, Kimberly is survived by her grandmother, Yolanda DePamphilis, her sisters, Cheryl Phillips and Christina Phillips and a special cousin Josie Carlisle and her husband Paul. Kim is also survived by numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Within her short 43 years Kim became a talented artist, poet and collector of beautiful trinkets. She was a lover of animals and had a kind gentleness for nature which became her outgoing personality.
Funeral services will Monday (May 16) at 11:30am at the D’Esopo East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter Street, East Hartford. Family and friends may visit the chapel on Monday (May 16) from 10:00am to 11:30am. Burial will follow in Hillside Cemetery, East Hartford. For on-line expressions of sympathy to the family please visit www.desopo.com