Stephanie was born to her loving parents, Mario and Luisa, on July 13th, 1994 in Bryn Mawr, PA. She was the younger sister to her brother Christopher and a mommy to her puppy, Blaze.
Stephanie was not one to sit still, always active with her friends and planning her next travel adventure. She visited so many places: Thailand, Antigua, Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica, France, England and Alaska but her favorite travel destination was her happy place, her home in Praiano, Italy.
Stephanie has left an impact on many lives and her love for her family and friends had no bounds. Stephanie excelled both academically and athletically. She loved tennis and played throughout high school and college. She truly had a Midas touch with everything she did: athletics, dance, piano, and her career.
Stephanie enjoyed going to Eagles games and listening to her favorite music. She had a green thumb and had a passion for her fiddle trees. She loved the holidays and could not wait to dress up for Halloween. She had a kind heart and volunteered as a big sister in a New York City public school but her greatest achievement is Vivisway, a non-profit organization that Stephanie founded with her brother, which focuses on delivering baskets of happiness and spreading positive vibes to others also battling cancer.
In lieu of flowers, Stephanie would appreciate donations to ViVisway,
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Eulogy For Stephanie – My Angel Baby
For those that do not know me, I am Stephanie’s Dad.
Thank you for being here to honor and show Stephanie just how many
special friends and family she has touched, that loved her so very much.
One day when you just feel happy and smile for no reason, just know
that was Stephanie that touched your heart to remind you how special
you are!
Thank you, for all that have come from long distances to be here for
Stephanie, her family, and friends. Stephanie is here with us today in
this church looking down at all of us, just so happy to see her family and
special friends all together in one place. She loved when people around
her smiled, so let us make sure we keep a smile on our faces for
Stephanie during this ceremony.
Stephanie has been battling a rare form of cancer called Adrenal
Cortical Carcinoma, diagnosed on Ash Wednesday of 2020. A disease
where only 0.2% of all Adrenal Tumors are cancerous. She fought so
very hard and through all the procedures and pain she endured, she
always wanted to be “Present” by taking minimum pain medicine. She
was so strong willed.
Our family has been truly blessed to have been able to spend 951 days
and 3 hours of our lives with Stephanie since her diagnoses to do a
lifetime of memories with her.
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Stephanie always wanted to leave her mark, so she could be
remembered by her family and friends. Stephanie wrote an essay
before she got diagnosed which said: “All I want is to know that when I
leave this world, that I leave my mark, touch people’s hearts and make
this world a little bit better”. Well she certainly is doing this already!
So what do you do knowing that your precious little Angel “Stephanie”
has limited time on this Earth with her family and all the people that
love her.
The smart Stephanie she was, she began putting a very long list of
places to visit, activities to do, and goals to achieve.
Imagine in this short time, Stephanie traveled to Italy twice to the
Amalfi Coast with family and was visited during her stay in Praiano by
her angel of sisters Chelsy, Kat, Melissa, Carrie, and others; to Antigua
with her angel of a sister Chelsy, to Playa del Carmen, Mexico with
family to celebrate her mom’s birthday, to Bermuda with family to
celebrate her 28th birthday, twice to Cape Cod to visit my closest friend
and brother Al (and how much she loved his wife Carmen), many times
to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware to visit my brother Roy at his beach
home (how much she loved you Roy and those special moments at the
beach), many times to Diamond Beach, New Jersey with her angel of a
sister Kat & Chelsie, many other friends, family and her special Aunt
Angela (how much she loved being with you Angela and the times you
bradded her hair was so special to Stephanie), to Austin, Texas with her
angel of a sister Carrie, to Las Vegas with her angel of a sister Kristen,
Minneapolis with her friend Jagger, and so many more trips to
mention…………
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A lifetime of memories in 951 days and 3 hours.
We will all treasure these memories Stephanie, each one of us in a
special place in our hearts.
During this final short time, everything Stephanie did was with passion,
a purpose and a plan. She filled our home with so many beautiful
plants, and organized so many home projects. She started a Master’s
Program and a Non-Profit called Vivisway to provide custom care
baskets to young adults going through Cancer. She knew what these
patients were going through, and she just wanted these baskets to
provide comfort and a smile of happiness. She was always thinking of
someone else. She made her mom promise that she would continue
the non-profit so that she can continue touching young people’s hearts
from Heaven. Stephanie, this is absolutely unbelievable!
6 months after she was diagnosed, we bought her a puppy, a mini
sweet and sensitive Laberdoodle she named Blaze, which brought her
smiles and joy. She loved Blaze, in fact always called her “An Angel Baby
Brought Down From The Heavens. Little did we know Stephanie had a
plan for Blaze. She left Blaze to stay with us and comfort us.
When Steph passed, Blaze was just above her and a few minutes later
we saw Blaze licking the air above Stephanie’s body, like saying
goodbye and sending kisses to her mommy Steph.
Stephanie is such an amazing daughter with so many talents;
independent, smart, athletic, fun, full of energy & enthusiasm,
dedication to everything she did, caring for so many people and a heart
full of love for her friends and family.
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Stephanie was THAT special person, that brought friends together and
was the glue of all her friend groups. For everyone that I see here
today, she had so many people that loved her and I am certain that
seeing all of you is filling her heart and is sending us a big smile. I am
sure that each of you had a special bound or relationship with
Stephanie where she some way has changed your lives for the better.
She was special.
When her family and friends needed something, she was always there
for them…….no matter what.
Stephanie was our Angel Baby, she was our everything, our happiness,
our life and our shining light. Her smile lite up a room and brought
everyone together.
Stephanie said to me one day………The Pain feels like a knife stabbing
me in the stomach, wanting me to die, but not letting me! Imagine.
Stephanie, you are my Hero, fighting this disease fiercely, yet in pain
and with an unbelievable positive mental attitude always with the hope
that she could beat her cancer. She always had that never give up
attitude!
She will always be in my heart and I am certain in all of your hearts,
reminding us to always have a smile and to love each other, since life
sometimes can be shorter than you expect.
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We will all miss you Stephanie more than you can ever image. Mom,
Dad, Christopher, Blaze & Family & all your special friends who will
continue our lives forever remembering all the special moments and
things that you have said to us & have taught us, until one day we will
be united with you with the “Angels of Heaven”.
Then we can have one big party all together once again.
Stephanie would always say…….”be the better person with people”, this
will make the world a better place.
No more pain honey. You are in peace now, smiling down at us
together with your Grandfather Frank who is with you now, until one
day when we will also be with you.
We love you, Steph.
Sogni Doro Mia Cara Stephanie.
Ti ho semrpe voluto bene assai!
Translated as…..
Dreams of Gold My Dearest Stephanie.
I have always loved you so very much!
See you soon in Heaven!
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