Jessica Ann Kuhnen passed away on September 8, 2023, in Danbury, CT, and the world lost the bright shining light of a person beloved by all. Jessica was born on August 11, 1978, in Hudson, NY, and is survived by her husband Jason Colon, father Karl, mother Carla, sister Jennifer, niece Aliana, nephew Amare, brother Jake and his partner Sue, brother Josh and his wife Karen, nephew Isaac and nieces Hailey, Genevieve, and Elise.

Jessica grew up in Stuyvesant and attended Ichabod Crane Central. She received her first degree from Columbia Green and graduated from Green Mountain College. After this, she received her master's in museum studies from Seton Hall University. She proudly worked for over a decade as a Curator/Museum Technician for the National Park Service at Weir Farm National Historical Park.

Jessica was a beautiful soul, inside and out. She traveled the world, was an art history buff, adored animals and nature, loved to cook, knit, garden, create her own spirits, and was an avid trivia fan. She was devoted to her family, both immediate and extended, as well as her friends. She would drop everything to help anyone, and to meet her was to gravitate towards and love her.

A memorial will be held at French, Gifford, Preiter & Blasl Funeral Home at 25 Railroad Avenue, Chatham, NY on Thursday, September 14, 2023, from 11am-1pm, with interment to follow at Ghent Union Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Friends of Weir Farm National Historical Park in honor of Jessica Kuhnen, and they will be used specifically for something she was very passionate about: building the park's art collection: friendsofweirfarm.org/donate/

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