Obituaries

Coventry Teen Had Hoped to Become a Psychologist

The Coventry teen, who was killed in an accident near the Route 6 Sunoco on Tuesday, was a student at the University of Rhode Island.

JOHNSTON, RI—Taylor Reilly, the Coventry teen killed Tuesday in a fiery car crash near the Route 6 Sunoco, had plans to become a psychologist, according to her obituary.

Taylor is being buried on Monday from the Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home. She was the daughter of Keri A. (Reilly) Potvin and her husband John Potvin of Coventry, RI and Christopher M. Burley of Coventry. She leaves family members in Cranston, Warwick, West Warwick, and Fall River, Mass.

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Her step-father, John Potvin, is an East Providence firefighter, according to news sources. The Local 850 posted this message on its Facebook page.

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