Cindy Dale Snow-Pitts, 69, a longtime resident of the area passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at her home in Wassaic. Cindy was a self-employed photographer locally.
Born on January 6, 1954 in Presque Isle, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Vera (Craig) Kilcollins. On February 14, 2017 in Wassaic, NY she married Maryanne Pitts who survives at home.
Cindy was the founder of the Harlem Valley Arts and Bonnie Boxes, a volunteer project that made boxes of love for cancer warriors. Cindy was an avid photographer and received the Dutchess County Executive Arts Award for Bonnie Boxes in 2015. She also received a community service award from the North East Community in Millerton, NY in 2015. She was the honorary recipient of the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Walk in 2017. More recently she worked to organize collecting school supplies and a holiday toy drive for the Northern Harlem Valley. Her favorite saying was “Find a need and Fill It” and she did that without hesitation.
In addition to her loving wife, Cindy is survived by a son, Vincent Squeglia and his wife, Anne, of Poughkeepsie, NY; a daughter, Jennifer Lauria and her husband, Maurizio, of Newburgh, NY; two sisters, Virginia Petrozullo of Skowhegan, ME and Dixie Patterson of Ohio, and a brother, Herman Killcollins, Jr. of Tennessee. She is also survived by two beloved grandchildren, Tori Squeglia and Massino Lauria and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, Cindy was predeceased by her brother, Gary Snow and her sister, Dawna Ross.
Calling hours will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at the Hufcut Funeral Home, 3159 Route 22, Dover Plains, NY. Funeral services will take place at 7 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Zora Ficarra-Cheetham officiating. In lieu of flowers, Cindy asked for donations to the Miles of Hope Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 405, Lagrangeville, NY 12540 and/or the North East Community Center, 51 S. Center St., Millerton, NY 12546. To send the family an online condolence, please visit http://www.hufcutfuneralhome.com.
