WESTFIELD: Lily Anderson, 16, (July 19, 1999 – February 6, 2016) a lifelong resident of Westfield, MA and 11th grader at Westfield High School, passed away in her sleep at home on February 6, 2016. Lily was a talented artist, photographer and videographer who planned to attend college in California as a psychology major. Lily loved to travel and had visited 18 states, including California and Florida, and spent annual family summer vacations at Brewster, Cape Cod and Jamestown, Rhode Island. She took a yearly trip to New York City with her father and sister every winter. She studied lyrical dance at Dancer’s Image in Westfield.
Lily was the beloved daughter of Sara and Shaun Anderson of Westfield and cherished sister of Gabrielle Anderson. Lily is survived by her parents and sister, grandparents Leon III and Mary Totten of Thomaston, CT and Douglas and Joanne Bell of Spencer, MA, her uncles and aunts Leon IV and Jessica Tewksbury Totten of Granby, CT and Stephen and Susan Anderson of Spencer, MA, her cousins Maggie, Dylan, Jakob Totten of Granby, CT, Hillary Novitski of Westboro, MA. and Bethany Anderson of West Brookfield, MA., her great-aunt and great-uncles Joann and Kent Barthelmess and Thomas and Katherine Kolatsky of Watertown, CT., and great-great aunt Lillian Harrington of Spencer, MA. A private memorial service will be held for Lily. Donations may be made to the Lily Anderson Memorial Fund at GoFundMe.com to help support the Westfield Homeless Cat Project and the Westfield High School art department. Firtion Adams of Westfield is responsible for all arrangements.
The modest Rose puts forth a thorn,The humble sheep a threat’ning horn: While the Lily white shall in love delight, Nor a thorn nor a threat stain her beauty bright. –William Blake
