{"id":93699,"date":"2026-01-08T14:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/93699\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T14:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T14:35:09","slug":"virginia-anne-glazebrook-kehoe-dies-a-lifelong-volunteer-she-worked-with-autistic-children-at-ps-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/93699\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Anne Glazebrook Kehoe dies. A lifelong volunteer, she worked with autistic children at PS 37."},"content":{"rendered":"

Virginia Anne Glazebrook Kehoe passed away peacefully on January 1, 2026, while holding hands with her daughter Lucy. She was 94.<\/p>\n

Known to most people as Glazie, Anno, or Granno, she was born on Staten Island to Lucy Bronson King and Otis Allan Glazebrook Jr. Even though she grew up in the midst of World War II, she had an idyllic childhood: riding horses, sowing the seeds of friendships that lasted a lifetime, and spending marvelous summers in her favorite place on earth, Lake Placid.<\/p>\n

Always an optimist, she had a ready laugh and warm smile, drove the station wagon a little too fast, and often balanced a mug of tea in the process.<\/p>\n

\"kehoe\"Anne Glazebrook Kehoe and Frank Smith, then in their 80s, with Staten Island Academy students in 2012. Anne and Frank, SIA graduates in 1949, returned to the school to talk about their years there. (Staten Island Advance\/Irving Silverstein)staten island advnce<\/p>\n

Anno attended Staten Island Academy and graduated from The Madeira School in 1950. At Madeira, she was president of her class each of the four years she attended, competed in horseback riding, was a caring friend to many, and participated in numerous clubs; all a foreshadowing of her adult life.<\/p>\n

She earned an associate\u2019s degree from Bennett Junior College in 1952.<\/p>\n

After Bennett, she worked at the English Speaking Union in New York, where she coordinated exchange programs between the United States and English boarding schools.<\/p>\n

In 1960, she married Francis J. Kehoe (Frank) and became a full-time mother and volunteer. She and Frank raised their three children on Staten Island. They divorced in 1981 but remained close friends.<\/p>\n

\"kehoe\"Anne and Frank, both who graduated from Staten Island Academy in 1949, look at photos of previous graduating classes. (Staten Island Advance\/Irving Silverstein)staten island advnce<\/p>\n

In addition to raising a family, Anno was a personal assistant, an associate in her close friend\u2019s interior design business, worked in catering at the Pavillion of the Terrace, and was a long-time paraprofessional at PS 37, working compassionately and patiently with autistic children.<\/p>\n

A lifelong volunteer, Anno committed herself to championing others and worked tirelessly for causes in which she believed deeply. On Staten Island, she was a long-time board member of the Dongan Hills Improvement Society, Staten Island Academy, the Richmond County Country Club, the Seaman\u2019s Society for Children & Families, and the Stanley Timolat Foundation. <\/p>\n

She was a member of Christ Church in New Brighton from childhood.<\/p>\n

\"kehoe\"Timothy Harrison, a Staten Island Academy student in 2012, greets Mrs. Kehoe. Timothy\u2019s grandfather, the late Richard E. Diamond, publisher of the Advance, and Mrs. Kehoe attended Staten Island Academy together. (Staten Island Advance\/Irving Silverstein)staten island advnce<\/p>\n

In 2002, she retired and moved to Fairfield, CT , where she delighted in being cozy with her grandchildren, knitting, doing jigsaw puzzles, gardening, reading The New York Times, and doing sudoku and crosswords. <\/p>\n

She was famous for warm greetings of \u201cHi, dearie!\u201d and was grateful to make a life in the community of Fairfield. She became an active member of St. Paul\u2019s Episcopal Church in Fairfield and volunteered tirelessly through the church for the San Lucas y San Pablo Food Pantry in Bridgeport and The Connection including the Women Linking Women program.<\/p>\n

She coordinated weekly coffee hour volunteers, was an office assistant, gardened endlessly, was instrumental in organizing hundreds of turkeys for St. John\u2019s Church in Bridgeport each Thanksgiving, was a member of the prayer shawl ministry, Christmas Fair committees, and Senior Thanksgiving Luncheons, and an avid supporter of the choir. <\/p>\n

\"kehoe\"Anne Glazebrook Kehoe, class of 1949, and Peter Rapp, class of 1964, talk with students outside the school. (Staten Island Advance\/Irving Silverstein)staten island advnce<\/p>\n

Anno was a confidante to many and cultivated friendships throughout her life with people of all ages and backgrounds.<\/p>\n

She was the last living member of her generation and is survived by her children, Jim Kehoe (Katy), Lucy Kehoe Buggy (Jim), and Nancy Kehoe; grandchildren Caitlin Buggy, Caroline Buggy (Chris Shrieve), Sarah Buggy, Charlotte Buggy, Molly Kehoe, and Freddie Kehoe and great-grandchild, Madison Shrieve. She was a beloved aunt to many nieces and nephews and a devoted godmother.<\/p>\n

The family wishes to thank the dedicated, kind staff of the Windsor Wing at The Carolton Chronic and Convalescent Hospital, the hospice providers from Hartford Healthcare Hospice, and Sandy Amaya for their gracious care.<\/p>\n

A memorial service will be held on February 7, 2026 at 2 p.m. at St. Paul\u2019s Episcopal Church, Fairfield, CT . Private internment. Arrangements are being managed by Lesko Funeral Home, Fairfield, CT . In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Connecticut Food Share.<\/p>\n

And if you find yourself tilling in a garden, or dangling your legs off a dock, hopefully from time-to-time your mind will drift to Anno and her deep gratitude for family and friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Virginia Anne Glazebrook Kehoe passed away peacefully on January 1, 2026, while holding hands with her daughter Lucy.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93700,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[9,24,63,134,136,135],"class_list":{"0":"post-93699","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-staten-island","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-staten-island","12":"tag-staten-island-headlines","13":"tag-staten-island-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93699","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93699"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93699\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93699"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93699"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93699"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}