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Friday, March 07, 2003 Page: 7A
Larissa Gilroy, 39, of Cornelius, N.C., died March 4, 2003 at her home.
Born September 9, 1963 in Wilkes Barre, Pa., she was a daughter of Leo A.
Gilroy of Mountain Top, Pa. and the late Faith Rozdilski Gilroy. Larissa was a
1981 Graduate of Crestwood High School, Mountaintop and a 1985 graduate of
Alvernia College, Reading, Pa. A great lover of animals, she was especially
fond of their horse, Amazing Grace. A devoted wife, mother, daughter, sister,
and friend, she will be missed by all who knew her.
In addition to her father, survivors include her loving husband of 13
years, Kevin E. Ray; children, Alex, Elizabeth, and Harrison, all of the home;
paternal grandmother, Agnes Gilroy of Lady Lake, Fla.; sisters, Diane Viotti
of Wilmington, Del.; Karen Gilroy of Wilkes Barre, Pa.; and Sandy Roessler of
Deuringen, Germany; and brother, Leo Gilroy of Kingston, Pa.
A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 8, 2003 in the
Raymer Funeral Home Chapel with receiving of friends following the service.
Memorials may be made to Hospice at Charlotte, 1420 E. 7th St., Charlotte,
N.C., 28204, or the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 4401 Colwick
Road, Charlotte, N.C., 28211, or the American Cancer Society, 500 E. Morehead
St., Charlotte, N.C. 28202.
Arrangements are in the care of Raymer Funeral Home in Huntersville.