Memories of Harriet "Hattie" Curtin Arnone

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Harriet "Hattie" Curtin Arnone

Jersey City, NJ, USA

December 15, 1946 - February 9, 2021

Dec 15, 1946 - Feb 9, 2021

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Deborah Hunt

The bluest eyes ever, and the most irresistible laugh. I miss Hattie so much. Deb Hunt

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Kathryn Connolly

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Jerry Balentine

Hattie was a great friend at work. My first few years she was the "go to person" when I needed someone to explain this crazy higher education world to me. With the work she did with the medical school in the last few years, her impact will be felt by many future physician for many years to come.

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Kathryn Connolly

2018, Hattie's Apartment

Every year during the Christmas season, which coincided with her birthday, Hattie hosted a tree-trimming/birthday party for the family at her place. It always culminated in the grandkids having a dance party on her bed and making quite a mess of the place. Hattie never seemed the least bit bothered by this. She had an amazing way of not sweating the small stuff and was just happy to have her family gathered together in celebration. Hattie had a gift for cutting through the noise and minor concerns of everyday life that bog the rest of us down, and just letting the important things shine through.

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Hattie Wiener

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Deborah Hunt

Amen! Amen! Amen!

Kathryn Connolly

2020, Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, USA

Hattie loved the opera. Andrew and I were so glad to be able to go with her to see Porgy & Bess at the Met Opera in February 2020. She was feeling crummy that weekend from the cancer meds, but she barely complained and didn't let that stand in the way of something she loved to do. We're so glad we got to have this outing with her shortly before COVID changed everything. This photo was taken on a different date, but it reminds me of that beautiful winter afternoon outing to the opera with Hattie.

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Joy Connolly

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Hattie Wiener

Joy Connolly

Point Lookout, NY, USA

Always ready and so present

Generous, confident, amazingly strong, witty, elegant

From cross country birthdays, annual gardening, early morning beach walks, elementary school recorder concerts, little league baseball games, middle school plays, diving competitions, meatballs with a blueberry surprise, Nicaragua, sand castle building, dumpling day, holiday tree trimming, hospital visits and the big ice cream challenge at Skipperdees – that one time she gathered the neighborhood kids to watch Max attempt to eat 24 scoops of ice cream topped with cookies, brownies, fudge and whipped cream

My children have grown up with her by their side

She is baked in them and her presence will forever guide them

We will continue to tend her roses and plant in the spring, we will continue to enjoy beach walks and summer evenings on the porch, and we will continue to gather with friends and family but

She will be missed and remembered in those moments and the many in between

Love you Hattie

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Chris Connolly

Shifang Li

Isabelle Arnone

Staudt Joe and Lauren

Kathryn Connolly

Margueritta Steele

Hattie Wiener

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Margueritta Steele

heartwarming heartwarming heartwarming

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Dawn Tennenbaum

Having been blessed to have Hattie as a work colleague for so many years, when I think of Hattie, I think of her infectious smile, the calming laugh, piercing blue eyes and all of the warmth that she projected. She taught me to never take work or life too seriously and to enjoy it all. She always put things into perspective. “The right perspective makes the impossible possible.” So smart in so many ways. No task was too big for her, not even Cancer because I am certain she fought that battle with so much grace and left the people she touched with a beautiful legacy.

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Isabelle Arnone

Andrew Connolly

Nancy Donner

Margueritta Steele

Hattie Wiener

George Walker

Andrew and Chris and all others in your extended family:

Words fail me at times like this as one attempts to remember through more than thirty years of relationship with Hattie. While I cannot imagine your sense of loss, I also know that Hattie will be with us all for the rest of our lives.

Cindy and I send our deepest sympathies to all

George and Cindy Walker

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Andrew Connolly

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George Walker

2014, New York, NY, USA

Hattie, my wife, Cindy & I, along with Erika Schnittke would enjoy meeting once or twice a year along after Hattie left Metro-North. These events were very much anticipated and were marvelous conversations around professional work, personal lives and, of course, interesting gossip!!

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Andrew Connolly

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George Walker

1995, MTA Metro-North

Certainly, Hattie was so much more than a most valuable addition to Metro-North's Training and Development Department. Hattie could always be counted quickly understand an issue and to communicate it to all who needed to know. More than that, Hattie became a close personal friend and confidant in a relationship that lasted well beyond her days at Metro-North

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Andrew Connolly

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Vicki Pfeiffer

Margueritta Steele

Hattie Wiener

Andrew Connolly

Joy Connolly

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Isabelle Arnone

Kathryn Connolly

Vicki Pfeiffer

Margueritta Steele

Hattie Wiener

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Hattie Wiener

The beautiful, fun generous, playful wild, creative sons of a mother whose love blessed many lives. I miss... Read more The beautiful, fun generous, playful wild, creative sons of a mother whose love blessed many lives. I miss the boys. Both our ... Read more The beautiful, fun generous, playful wild, creative... Read more

Hattie Wiener

My Instagram hattietudes1 I wish I could see the boys again. My Instagram hattietudes1 I wish I could see the boys again. My Instagram hattietudes1 I wish I could see the... Read more

Hattie Wiener

I wonder if this was taken in the Thompson Street loft. I wonder if this was taken in the Thompson Street loft. I wonder if this was taken in the Thompson Street loft.... Read more

Andrew Connolly

Joy Connolly

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Vicki Pfeiffer

Margueritta Steele

Hattie Wiener

Andrew Connolly

Joy Connolly

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Margueritta Steele

Hattie Wiener

Linda Matthews

Flowers by Hattie. Stunning to display. Her hearty laugh brought smiles!

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Andrew Connolly

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Nancy Donner

Hattie Wiener

Peter and Nancy Arnone

Giving small thanks and eating !

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Hattie Wiener

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Isabelle Arnone

♥️♥️♥️ ♥️♥️♥️ ♥️♥️♥️

Peter and Nancy Arnone

This was our last opera with my dear sister... we all were speechless!

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Andrew Connolly

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Sylvia Langford

Hattie Wiener

Peter and Nancy Arnone

Heading for Short Beach on Capt Paul’s Sailboat .

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Isabelle Arnone

Awwww I love this ! 🥰 Awwww I love this ! 🥰 Awwww I love this ! 🥰

Peter and Nancy Arnone

This is how we started each and every day back at 22 Barrel with Hattie in charge!

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Hattie Wiener

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Patty Hargreaves

Love this picture And all in it❤️ Love this picture And all in it❤️ Love this picture And all in it❤️

Isabelle Arnone

I love these old pictures ! They’re sooo special! I love these old pictures ! They’re sooo special! I love these old pictures ! They’re sooo special!

Shifang Li

ERMIONI ANDREA

Andrew Connolly

Joy Connolly

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Hattie Wiener

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Andrew Connolly

Oh.... I remember this poster so very very well. I am so glad you have this! She put so much of herself... Read more Oh.... I remember this poster so very very well. I am so glad you have this! She put so much of herself into her work and I ... Read more Oh.... I remember this poster so very very well. I... Read more

Shifang Li

It is in my office. every time I raise up my head, I see it and I think of her! It is in my office. every time I raise up my head, I see it and I think of her! It is in my office. every time I raise up my head, ... Read more

Hattie Wiener

When I lived with Hattie, I would always smile as I left her home because my name was also Hattie -- and ... Read more When I lived with Hattie, I would always smile as I left her home because my name was also Hattie -- and the poster was NOT for... Read more When I lived with Hattie, I would always smile as I... Read more

Nancy Donner

2013, Old Westbury, NY, USA

Navigating NYIT as a newbie took some doing and wonderful Hattie was the first (and best) to take me under her wing. Full of warmth, humor, intelligence and just the right amount of snark, she always put everything into perspective. Her absence puts a hole in the universe.

My condolences to her family and all that loved her.

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ERMIONI ANDREA

Kathryn Connolly

Hattie Wiener

Isabelle Arnone

The Original Three ♥️

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Andrew Connolly

Joy Connolly

Kathryn Connolly

Hattie Wiener

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Hattie Wiener

Oh, to see Hattie's two young boys as men is wonderful for me to see. I miss you walking on my back and the... Read more Oh, to see Hattie's two young boys as men is wonderful for me to see. I miss you walking on my back and the Arnone spaghetti meals.... Read more Oh, to see Hattie's two young boys as men is wonderful... Read more

Isabelle Arnone

The best Aunt ever! So much fun when we were kids and so much I admired as an adult! So grateful to have had her in my life ♥️ I love you Aunt Hattie and I’m so happy you got to spend time with Carmella 🙏🏽 I’ll see you down the road 😘

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Andrew Connolly

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Hattie Wiener

Susan Kaplan

So sad to hear about “Hattie”. We knew her in the 60 s when she was married to Dennis Connelly and living in the Village. We had gourmet dinners together and she was an excellent cook. She initiated a women s “consciousness group” in the early 70 s and we loved her sense of humor in her role as the facilitator . You needed a sense of humor and the absurd at that time.We were both pregnant at the same time and her oldest went to the same high school as my daughter.

We will remember her and the times we knew her.
Susan and Richard Kaplan

email. rka903br@verizon.net

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Andrew Connolly

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Hattie Wiener

Patty Hargreaves

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Andrew Connolly

Kathryn Connolly

Patty Hargreaves

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Patty Hargreaves

A wonderful day spent in March, 2019 with Hattie and cousins Patty Curtin Hargreaves and Lisa Beaudouin Bauer.... Read more A wonderful day spent in March, 2019 with Hattie and cousins Patty Curtin Hargreaves and Lisa Beaudouin Bauer. A wonderful day spent in March, 2019 with Hattie and... Read more

Andrew Connolly

This is a really great photo. This is a really great photo. This is a really great photo.

Hattie Wiener

Your mother's smile lives on and on. Your mother's smile lives on and on. Your mother's smile lives on and on.

Shifang Li

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