Connie Grima, passed away on Friday, November 9, 2018 at the age of 84. She fought a long battle with a dreadful disease called corticobasal degeneration which slowly took away her ability to move. The past six years have been very difficult but now she is in a better place. She grew up in Gozo, Malta with her 6 brothers and sisters. Her family owned a bakery and made bread and other goodies. She left her homeland at the age of 22 and started her new life in New York where she worked for many years in an Italian bakery in the village. She was also an extremely accomplished knitter and used those skills to create beautiful sweaters for designers such as Perry Ellis and Marc Jacobs. She will always be remembered for her generous and caring demeanor. She opened her home to countless nieces and nephews and gave them an opportunity to start their lives here in America. She cooked and cared for so many sick and elderly neighbors. And she devoted so much of her life to the care of her two grandchildren, Alexandra and Samantha. She always loved gardening and taking long walks on the beach and boardwalk. She will be dearly missed but we will cherish our memories forever. May she Rest In Peace.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to CurePSP in her memory. https://www.psp.org/iwanttohelp/ways-to-give/
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