Rosemary Walsh

Rosemary Walsh was often described as a force of nature. Partner to James Philip Curran, mother to Sean Kathleen Curran and Alex Walsh-Curran, she passed away on March 31, 2025. Nobody could accuse Rosemary of a lack of passion. She sank her teeth into projects, adventures, new learning, and engaged her family and friends on a broad scope of topics, unafraid to meet a tough subject head on.

Rosemary’s family was very important to her. Growing up, Rosemary was a person behind the scenes, taking care of her siblings. She was reported to never had a harsh word for the other kids growing up; never made them feel like they were in the way or annoying. She was a constant source of love on Princeton Avenue. She always wanted the best for her siblings, even in their adult lives.

She worked hard to provide her kids with opportunities for adventure and knowledge growth. She engaged her kids in hiking, martial arts, white water rafting, and horseback riding. She encouraged them to engage scholastically, and expand their horizons through music and theater (despite her own inability to carry a tune.) Rosemary and James started their family young, and sought ways to have adventures with their kids, instead of waiting and saving for some far-out vacation in the future.

When her parents got sick, Rosemary stayed engaged with them during their hospital stays and recovery. She worked hard to take care of the people in her life, siblings and their children alike, and she tried in her own ways to provide elements of a strong foundation to the people who were important to her.

Rosemary’s enthusiasm often led to long hours engrossed in projects, whether of a professional or personal nature. She wanted to study everything. She was a passionate, inquisitive person who threw herself wholeheartedly into every project and interest. Her amazon wish list was full of textbooks on every subject under the sun.

That love of learning extended to a desire to travel, to learn more about other cultures, their traditions and cooking and arts. She traveled when she could over the years, going on trips with family and with travel groups. Recently she had been traveling more and had gone to Portugal and France, countries which triggered her love of cooking, and she sought to share all the things she discovered when she came home. A long trip around southeast Asia had brought her to visit Vietnam, a place that had such a significant impact on her mind and the way she viewed the world. With each new adventure she brought back different types of art in hopes of sharing the beautiful things she experienced while traveling.

Her career too was an extension of her desire to make the world a better place. She tried to take jobs where she could make a difference. Her work on computer system architecture within the medical industry was a contribution towards creating better systems which would benefit patients. She consistently gave to programs and charities that she felt were making the world a better place.

At times her passions and intense nature caused conflict in her relationships with her family. And there were times at which she was not able to navigate back to a centered relationship, but it did not negate the love she felt for her family.

Recently, Rosemary had been having health struggles, including nerve damage, surgical complications, and mobility issues. She found solace in yoga and meditation both solo and with friends. Her desire to learn about the path of Buddhism brought her peace amidst some of the chaos. Her passing was very sudden, unexpected, and devastating.

Rosemary is survived by her partner James Philip Curran, her daughters Sean Kathleen and Alex (Matt), her siblings Sean, Jamie, Hal, Padraic, Kathleen & Tricia and numerous nieces and nephews.