Tracy Lynn DeBlasio

Tracy Lynn DeBlasio, 56, passed away on April 22nd, 2023. She is survived by her parents, Nicholas G. and Lucille DeBlasio, her brother Nicholas C. DeBlasio and two boys Nicholas J. DeBlasio and Jack DeBlasio. Also left behind are her Aunt June Murtha, her Uncle Daniel Matthews, and cousins Janette Smith, Jimmy Smith, and Ashton Smith. She is predeceased by her grandparents, Carlton and Josephine Tanner, Natale and Gertrude DeBlasio, her uncles Nat DeBlasio, Jimmy Smith, and Kenny Murtha.

Tracy was born on September 30th, 1966, and lived her entire life in Broward County. As a child, she attended Nativity Catholic School then graduated 8th grade from Saint Bernadette’s Catholic School. She was very proud to be a graduate from Cooper City High school in 1984. As a young adult, Tracy knew she wanted to be a model and actress. This passion led her to studying at the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. When she returned to Florida, she continued her education at Broward Community College and the American Musical Theater of Dramatic Arts. She also graduated from the John Robert Powers School of Modeling. Her studies led to an exciting and successful career as a print and runway model. She always had wonderful stories about travel and had an extra role in the 1985 movie, Stick, with Bert Reynolds and Candice Bergen.

Tracy then pursued her second career as a legal secretary. She worked with several large law firms and always looked forward to her time off to pursue her passion for travel. Tracy was able to travel the world! She went to Japan, Italy, England, France, Belgium, Holland, Greece, the Greek Isles, Hawaii, Alaska, and several islands throughout the Caribbean. She also loved to travel the United States and visit friends in New York, New Hampshire, Idaho, Nevada, California, Georgia, and Tennessee. On many of these trips her boys, Nicholas and Jack, accompanied her and the three of them always had the most wonderful time!

When Tracy was not traveling, she and her boys would spend every Saturday pursuing a fun activity such as biking, Dave and Buster’s, hayrides, and movies. She always loved her time with her boys! On Sunday, she would proudly watch her boys serving Father Steve or Father Joseph at the altar of Saint David’s Catholic Church.

Tracy and her boys believed in saving the environment and their efforts were recognized as first place winners of the Broward Water Partnership (BWP) neighborhood contest for creating a six-part YouTube series highlighting the various aspects of water conservation.

In 2018, Tracy entered her third and final career serving as the assistant to School Board member, Lori Alhadeff. She absolutely loved her job and appreciated the opportunity to work with and get to know Lori. This position gave her an insight into the school system in her hometown.

On a personal note, it cannot go without mentioning how much Tracy loved flowers! Her home in Dania Beach was surrounded by various flowers especially those that attracted beautiful butterflies.