Erin Kathleen Connolly

Erin Kathleen Connolly passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 31, 2025, after a courageous three-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. She will be deeply missed.

She was born in. Portsmouth, NH to Kathleen M. (Sullivan) and William E. Connolly Jr. She grew up in Quincy on Bayfield Road and later moved to Milton. She graduated from Milton High School in 2002 and earned her Bachelor of Arts in English at Ithaca College. She began her career working with Bain Capital as an executive assistant. Erin’s work ethic at Bain led to new roles and opportunities at their New York City Office and a chance for Erin to take on new challenges. Erin loved the New York cosmopolitan culture but eventually moved home to be closer to family. She soon joined the team at Cove Hill who she looked forward to working with every day.

Erin was radiant, clever, classy, bold, and full of life. Her extraordinary sense of humor, deep empathy, and sharp wit made her the person everyone wanted in their corner. She brought light and laughter wherever she went. Erin was a one-of-a-kind soul with an enviable sense of style.

She was a lover of language, beauty, and connection. Erin found joy in poetry, theatre, cooking, reading, traveling, and the Bravo network. She had a remarkable way of turning everyday moments into meaningful memories, whether around a dinner table or on a spontaneous adventure.

Erin was thoughtful, kind, and generous to her core. She made people feel seen, heard, and she loved fiercely. Her greatest joy was being with family and friends, especially in her role as aunt, which she embraced with passion and pride.

Cherished daughter of Kathleen M. (Sullivan) and William E. Connolly Jr. Loving sister to William E. Connolly III and his wife Beth of Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. Adoring aunt to Coleman and Beatrice Connolly. Erin is also survived by a loving extended family.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to greet the family during the visiting hours on Friday September 5, 2025, from 4-7 PM in the Keohane Funeral Home, 785 Hancock St., QUINCY. A Celebration of Life Service will be held in the funeral home at 9:45 AM on Saturday, September 6, 2025, prior to the Funeral Mass in St. Ann’s Church, Quincy at 10:30 AM. Cremation will follow.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Erin may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave., SW120, Boston, MA 02215.