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Aurora Thomas
Jul. 24, 2024
Aurora Thomas, 89, of Tampa, passed away July 24th, 2024. Aurora was a lifelong resident of Tampa and Ybor City native where she met the love of her life, John. She was an amazing family woman with an unbelievable number of friends who loved her dearly. Aurora was a spitfire, known for hosting...
Arian Kadriu
Jul. 21, 2024
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun; Of happy...
Cullaro, Mary
Jul. 20, 2024
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun; Of happy...
Rosa E. Ortiz
Jul. 20, 2024
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun; Of happy...
Arsenio Mata De La Cruz
Jul. 18, 2024
I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun; Of happy...
Matilde Santana
Jul. 18, 2024
El Señor es mi pastor, nada me falta; en verdes pastos me hace descansar. Junto a tranquilas aguas me conduce; me infunde nuevas fuerzas. Me guía por sendas de justicia haciendo honor a su nombre. Aun si voy por valles tenebrosos, no temeré ningún mal porque tú estás a mi lado; tu vara y tu...
Sam Puleo
Jul. 08, 2024
Sam Puleo, 85, of Tampa, died peacefully of natural causes on July 8, 2024 surrounded by his family. He was born on December 1, 1938 to John and Martha Saladino Puleo. He was a graduate (1957) of Jefferson High School. He served in the US army from 1961 to 1963. He retired in 2001 after working...
Antoinette Louise Darone
Jul. 07, 2024
Antoinette Louise Darone, born on January 4, 1977, in Wilmington, Delaware, passed away on July 6, 2024, in Tampa, Florida. Antoinette, known for her vibrant love for life, had a profound affection for horses and wolves, which reflected her spirited and joyous nature. For over 18 years, she...
Inez Marie Alvarez
Jul. 07, 2024
Inez Marie Alvarez, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on July 7, 2024. Born on April 8, 1941, in Tampa, she was the daughter of Johnnie and Nardina Saladino Lopez. Inez was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Joseph Chris, and her parents. Inez, third generation born and...
Ricardo C DeLeon
Jul. 05, 2024
Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And when I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you...
Helen M Thompson
Jul. 03, 2024
Helen May Thompson (née Dunlap), aged 94, passed away on July 3, 2024, in Tampa, Florida. Born on June 11, 1930, in Somersworth, New Hampshire, Helen was a graduate of Traip Academy in Kittery, Maine. Helen was preceded in death by her husband, LCDR Russell J. Thompson, USN, Ret., and her...
Emelina Rodriguez
Jul. 02, 2024
Me gustaría que mi recuerdo fuera feliz. Me gustaría dejar un resplandor de sonrisas cuando la vida haya terminado. Me gustaría dejar un eco susurrando suavemente por los caminos, De tiempos felices, de risas y de días brillantes y soleados. Quisiera que las lágrimas de los que lloran, se sequen...