Graceann Michael Lennon

Graceann Michael Lennon (68) of Nyack, NY born October 03, 1951 in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY, died May 8, 2020 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. She was pre-deceased by her parents, Vincent James Damiani and Dorothy Tucci Damiani of Valley Cottage, NY. She is survived by her husband of 47 years Arthur Lennon of Nyack, NY; son’s Damian, his spouse Jennifer and grandchildren Daniel and Sarah of Congers, NY; Jeremy, his spouse Lynda and grandson James of Nanuet, NY; Mackenzie, and his significant other Mallory Foley and her family, of Mahopac, NY; her sister Adeline Damiani McManus and spouse Peter of Clinton, CT; Ernest Damiani and spouse Barbara Beauchamin Damiani of Monroe, NY; Donna Damiani Vallaincourt and spouse Robert of Valley Cottage, NY. She was loving gg to her grandchildren and Auntie (known as Big “T”) to her many nieces and nephews as well as grandnieces and grandnephews.

Graceann’s love for art brought her to SUNY Farmingdale where she earned a degree in Graphic Arts and Design. She enjoyed painting, floral and jewelry designing, and creative beadwork. This talent was not lost on hairstyling, makeup and clothing. Her entrepreneurial spirit was at work as co-owner and designer at Crystals on The Rocks where she was able to create unique pieces but as importantly teach the artistic ways to others. Here she established long-standing friendships with the “beading ladies”,Rita, Linda, and Carolyn. She nurtured a group of close knit friends Diana, Kathy, Joanne, Betty that shared her love of life, her generous heart and infectious smile that belied her health challenges these past 7 years. With warm laughter and humor, unconditional love for family and dogs, fashion, hair and decorating exploits, culinary adventures, love for Elvis, the Wizard of Oz, and old movies made her uniqueness shine.

This beautiful person spent many years nurturing precious children who brought so much joy to her life as mother, grandmother, aunt, and Nanny. A “huge hug of love” shared with her own grandchildren, Daniel, Sarah and now little James as well as her nieces, nephews and children of her extended family and close friends will be missed.

Internment Service will be at Gethsemane Cemetery in Congers, Wednesday May 20, 2020 AM. Higgins Funeral Home Congers, NY, are handling final arrangements. Regrettably, due to Covid 19 pandemic restrictions, services are extremely limited. Call Higgins for more information.

The family suggests in lieu of flowers donations be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Breast Cancer Research Fund.