Connie was born in Deland, Florida, to parents Thomas H. and Winifred W. Crews, and grew up in Orange City, Florida. She was preceded in death by her husband Bruce in 2005. They were high school sweethearts, met while attending Deland High School, married shortly afterwards and were married for nearly 50 years before Bruce’s death. They moved to Winter Park in 1970. Connie was a wife and mother first, but also worked outside the home, and especially proud of her years working at Rollins College before retiring in 2003. Both she and Bruce had many friends around Winter Park, Orlando, and beyond.
Connie is survived by her three children Bruce, III (Al Haddad), Laurie Mazza, John “Tom” (Stacey) for whom she was the loving and supportive heart of their childhood. She is also survived by five grandchildren she loved and adored Robert Mazza (Kristin), Beverly Street (Zachary), Kyle Hamilton (Rachel), Emily and Elizabeth Gibson. She had two great grandchildren, as well as, nieces and nephews she loved. Charles Motley was a special friend with whom she traveled and had great fun over the last few years.
Connie and Bruce loved to travel around Florida and around the country. While a widow, Connie continued to travel, taking many cruises and other vacations with Laurie and with her grandchildren. Eventually she took several longer cruises and tours on her own. Most of all, she was thrilled that even as they grew up, her granddaughters still wanted to travel with their grandmother. She enjoyed seeing the world and wanted to give them the opportunity to do the same. She loved the beach and had just returned from two weeks at New Smyrna Beach, a decades long tradition, with Laurie, Beverly, family and friends, prior to her brief illness.
A private memorial service was held at 4:00 PM on August 29 at the First United Methodist Church of Winter Park.
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