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Elizabeth Lee Eastin died early Sunday morning, February 12, 2017, from a pulmonary embolism resulting from a fall on January 22, 2017, in Hampton Bays. She was 47.
Ms. Eastin was born on November 24, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, and spent the majority of her life as a resident of the East End of Long Island. She was a librarian at Rogers Memorial Library and served as the head of reference after starting her work volunteering for the library as a page at 14 years of age. She conveyed her love of books to everyone in her personal and professional life, usually with incredibly fitting book recommendations. In addition to her love of the written word, she was an avid film enthusiast, excellent cake and cookie baker and, often ahead-of-her-time music appreciator.
Ms. Eastin is survived by her mother and father, Donna and Rene Eastin; her sister and sister-in-law, Julie Eastin and Sarah Price; a niece and nephew, Eleanore and Xavier Price Eastin; and her partner of 17 years, James K. Phillips. She also leaves a cat, Izzy, which has been by her side for the past 12 years.
A memorial service was held on Friday, February 17, at Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton.
Memorial donations may be made to the Elizabeth Eastin Memorial Fund to benefit the Rogers Memorial Library, youcaring.com/rogersmemoriallibrary.
Donations will also be accepted to the Elizabeth Eastin Tribute Fund with LUNGevity, a lung cancer awareness and research organization, to support the lung cancer community as her sister, Julie, battles this disease. To donate visit lungevity.donordrive.com/campaign/elizabetheastin.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton.
on Feb 15, 2017