Tulip Doretta (Lanns) Bridgewater

Torrington- Tulip Doretta Bridgewater, 75, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, CT.

        Tulip was born in Basseterre, St. Kitts, West Indies, on June 11, 1949, daughter of the late Edward Lanns and Exeline (Matthew) Gumbs and had been a Torrington resident for the past 20 years. She was a member of Workman Memorial A.M.E Zion Church, Torrington, and St. Ann’s Roman Catholic Church, St. Croix, U.S.V.I. Tulip enjoyed dancing and she lived to help others and serve the public. Tulip will be remembered for her extremely charitable and giving nature.

        Survivors include a daughter, Thursa Hinson and her husband, Kenneth Hinson, of Torrington; two sons, Tristian Jones of St. Croix U.S. Virgin Islands, Tyreece Jones of Arizona and his wife Kamilah Weaver; two foster children, Fay Wharton and Rosie Wharton; four brothers, Fitzroy Matthew and his wife, Eulene Matthew, Charles Lanns and his wife, Philomena Lanns, Ricardo Lanns, Collin Williams, Leon Williams, a sister, Bernadine Matthew, 11 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

        Friends may call Saturday, August 10, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Gleeson-Ryan Funeral Home, 258 Prospect St., Torrington, CT.

        The memorial service will be conducted with reverence by Rev. Kevin Johnson. The Workman Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, located at 60 Brightwood Ave., will open its doors for a celebration of life at 11:30 a.m. While the final resting place will be at Kingshill Cemetery in St. Croix, U.S.V.I., the service in Torrington will provide a moment for friends and family to come together in support and remembrance.

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