Nancy F. Temperilli

Nancy Farrell Temperilli, ebullient Irish redhead and highly regarded ‘Force of Nature’, passed quietly and peacefully into the welcoming arms of her Lord on Monday, November 19, 2012. She was in heaven half an hour before the devil knew she had gone.

After a long, well-lived and wonderfully boisterous life, she is re-joined with her beloved “Johnny”, her 55-year companion, soul mate and partner. They met when John, as referee, quickly fouled her out of a woman’s basketball game in Simsbury, CT. It was a dubious beginning to a timeless and adoring relationship.

Nancy was predeceased by her parents, her brother Bobby, and her beloved Johnny. Nancy is survived by her sons John (Paula) and Peter, daughters Janine Long (Sonny), Tre Farrell, and Suzann Campos (Robert); seven grandchildren – JP, Patrick, Sarah, Michael, Kelley, Bobby and Sammy; and two great-grandchildren – Jimmy and October; and by her sisters Patricia and Mary Ellen.

Born to Robert Henry Farrell and Evelyn Windmiller in Hartford, CT on January 10, 1932, Nancy resided for a time on Hatchet Hill Road in East Granby, CT and was a graduate of Simsbury High School.

Nancy was an exemplary career Army spouse who traveled the country and the world with the Colonel sharing and spreading her particular brand of Irish American optimism. She was a beloved Catholic mother and grandmother, notable raconteur, gambler, fashionista, and piano balladeer. Along with her sister Mary Ellen, any Ivy League song or great American songbook selection was a target of the singing sisters from Granby, CT - anytime, anywhere.

She was much loved, and her complexities, vivaciousness, humor and love will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Our family wishes to thank profusely our brother Pete for shouldering the load and the heavy lifting of the last few years; the staff of Regent Care in Oakwell Farms for their kindness, compassion and excellence in care. Special thanks to Home Health Care Assistant Cynthia Necaise. The family is grateful to the VITAS Hospice personnel and their angelic handling of Nancy’s life transition- Susanna Serrato (CNA), Antonia Amaya (CNA) and most especially Karen Armstrong (LVN).

Visitation will be at Sunset Funeral Home at 1701 Austin Highway from 5-7 pm on Sunday Dec. 2. Funeral mass will be at St. Anthony de Padua on 102 Lorenz Rd. at 11 am on Monday, Dec. 3, followed by internment at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery at 12:30.

Donations may be made in the name of Nancy Temperilli to the following organizations:

St. Anthony de Padua Catholic Community, 102 Lorenz Road, San Antonio, TX 78209.

DUSTOFF MEMORIAL FUND / DUSTOFF Association, P.O. Box 8091, San Antonio, TX 78208.