CUTTING--Lucy P., 87, of Oyster Bay, NY, Homer, Alaska and Belfast, Maine died on May 15, 2024. Born on July 8,1936, the daughter of Edward Pulling and Lucy Leffingwell Pulling of Oyster Bay, NY.  Lucy graduated from Miss Porter's School and attended Vassar College.  Lucy was passionate about supporting the governance of independent schools and served on the board of trustees for Millbrook School and Miss Porter's School. Lucy built community through her volunteer leadership, program development and fundraising for many non-profit organizations including, the Pratt Museum of Homer, Alaska, St. John's Church of Cold Spring Harbor, the New York State Association of Independent Schools, and North Shore Holiday House. She and her late husband George shared a spirit of adventure, traveling to both the Arctic and Antarctic circles. Lucy enjoyed opera, walking with her black labradors, bird watching, horseback riding, playing the piano and singing in the choirs at St. John's Church and the Long Island Choral Society.

She is survived by her four children: George W. Cutting III of Homer, Alaska, Lucy Cutting Butler of Greenwich, Connecticut, Cynthia Cutting of Weaverville, North Carolina, and Susan Cutting of Belfast, Maine, her four grandchildren: Lindsay Cutting Ryals, Ben Robinson, Emily Robinson, and Walden Cutting, and her 2 great-grandchildren Reese and Shane Cutting Ryals. She is also survived by her sisters Joan Shepard and Patricia Sands of Oyster Bay, NY and her brother Thomas L. Pulling of Delray Beach, Florida. Lucy was predeceased by her loving husband, George W. Cutting Jr. and her granddaughter, Alyssa Ann Cutting.

A celebration of life service will be held on May 28 at Ten o'clock a.m. at St. Johns Church, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the North Shore Land Alliance. https://northshorelandalliance.org/