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Y. - Luke Alexander Garrison of Millbrook died on Sunday, ?Aug. 27 in Bremerton, WA. He was 23 years old. Luke is survived by his mother and step father, Juliette Garrison Koch and Daniel Koch of Millbrook; his father Patrick Garrison of Poughkeepsie; his fiancé Allison Verhofstadt and their daughter Lucy Catherine of Silverdale, WA; brothers Spencer Garrison and Donovan Koch, sisters Arianna and Brooklyn Koch and numerous loving aunts, uncles, and cousins. Luke is also survived by his maternal grandmother Joan Garrison of Willingboro, NJ, and step-grandparents Valerie and Michael Koch of Naugatuck, CT. Born on July 13, 1994 in New York City, Luke was a devout Catholic, an adoring father, talented performer, and devoted student. Luke attended St. Joseph’s School in Millbrook, Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic High School in Poughkeepsie and graduated in 2015 from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology on a pre-law track. Luke had recently started pursuing his law degree at Seattle University. Luke was long employed at Red Robin restaurants on both the East and West Coasts where he was promoted to manager before retiring in July to start law school. In addition to Luke’s passion for God, learning, and providing for his family, Luke loved to be on the stage. Luke performed with various theatre companies in Connecticut and New York as well as the Washington DC and Virginia areas. He had a rich tenor voice that had the power to capture the audience’s attention in an instant. Combined with his incredible acting and dancing skills, he was a true “triple-threat” in the theatre. Luke was a strong believer in the democratic process and published several articles on various political topics in the last couple years of his life. Luke was a principled man. He lived consciously through a set of principles that he never gave up an opportunity to fight for. His ability to listen, analyze, and develop opinions based on the truth and facts were the basis for his arguments and he was quickly becoming an e... (East Dutchess Daily Voice)