Lillette Livingston

January 14, 1940 - February 23, 2017

Lillette Livingston, née Patterson, of Stamford, CT passed away at Stamford Hospital on February 23, 2017 following a year-long battle with illness. Lillette was born on January 14, 1940 in Duanvale, Trelawny, Jamaica to the late Cyril and Gertrude Patterson. In 1974, she graduated from the Mico Teachers College (now known as Mico University College) in Kingston, Jamaica. A dedicated educator, Lillette taught in the Parishes of Trelawny, St. Ann, and St. Catherine for decades. She married Jim Livingston on January 10, 1981 in St. Catherine, Jamaica and thereafter immigrated to Stamford, CT, USA. In Stamford, Lillette spent 30 years working with the City of Stamford’s Health Department’s W.I.C. program. At the W.I.C. program, Lillette used her love of education and desire to help others to ensure that pregnant women and children received proper guidance on nutrition. Lillette also spent decades as a loyal member of the Norwalk Church of God- a significant time as Church Secretary/Treasurer. She will be most remembered for her religious devotion and the Church’s yearly trips to Pennsylvania Dutch Country, which she organized. Lillette is survived by her husband, Jim; daughter, Latoya Livingston of Silver Spring, MD; step-son, Omar Livingston of Stratford, CT; brothers: Egbert Delisser, Daniel Patterson, Warren Patterson, and Dedan Patterson; sister Vivienne Richards; and her devoted sister-in-law Vilma Livingstone. She was pre-deceased by her sister Pearline McDonald. Family will receive relatives and friends at Faith Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, 29 Grove Street, in Stamford, CT on Saturday, March 4th at 9am with a funeral service to commence at 10am. Burial will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery, 41 Hecker Ave, Darien, CT. Family has entrusted the Bosak Funeral Home, 453 Shippan Ave, in Stamford, CT. If you would like to leave an expression of sympathy for the family online, please sign the guestbook at www.bosakfuneralhome.com or visit the funeral home Facebook page at www.facebook.com/bosakfuneralhome to share memories with her family.