Jacqueline Cleary

CHESHIRE- Jacqueline Irish Cleary, 12, passed away Thursday October 28, 2010 suddenly at home.

Jacqueline was born September 11, 1998 in New Haven and was the daughter of Vincent P. and his wife Linda A. (Pritchard) Cleary.

Jacqueline was a fifth grade student at the Highland Elementary School in Cheshire.

Besides her parents Jacqueline is survived by two brothers Vincent M. and Sean P. Cleary of Cheshire; a sister Caitlin L. Cleary of Cheshire; her paternal grandparents Vincent J. and his wife Claire Cleary of Meriden formerly of Cheshire; her maternal grandparents Donald and his wife Josephine Pritchard of Branford formerly of Hamden; a cousin Kayleigh A. Pritchard; and several other cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends.

A child is. A butterfly in the wind. Some can fly higher than others, but each one flies the best it can. Each one if different! Each one is special! Each one is beautiful! Jacqueline is our butterfly.

Arrangements- A Mass of Christian Burial for Jacqueline will be held Saturday, October 30, 2010 at St. Bridget Church, 175 Main Street, Cheshire, 06410, at 10:30 A.M. Friends are asked to meet directly at church. Burial will follow in All Saints Cemetery, North Haven. Calling hours for Jacqueline will be held Friday October 29, 2010 from 4 to 8 P.M at The Alderson Funeral Home of Cheshire, 615 South Main Street, 06410. Donations in Jacqueline's name may be made to Jacqueline's Jellybean Foundation, 60 Wood Pond Rd, Cheshire, 06410.