Amy Jo Conrad

Amy Jo Conrad, 52, of Port Charlotte, FL passed away Monday February 26, 2018 at her home at Promenades East in Port Charlotte, Florida. Born June 17, 1965, Amy was the daughter of Joseph W. and Joan C. Skowyra. Amy was a graduate of Lowville Academy in upstate New York and obtained her BA from the University of New York at Geneseo. As an Art History Major, Amy studied one semester abroad in Sienna, Italy. Her career started at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY where she worked in the Costume Department in the Theatre Arts

Department and learned from the best and was able to hone her craft. She later moved to New York City, and found a job with Theatre Works USA, a national traveling children's theatre company making costumes. She got her first break as a costumer and seamstress in a movie called "Copy Cat" with Sigourney Weaver. Word got around about her work ethic and skills and one opportunity seemed to follow another. Her television credits include: The Mysteries of Laura, The Knick, Boardwalk Empire, Smash, Damages and Spin City with Michael J. Fox.

She was the Key Costumer on movies starring; Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, Robin Williams, Scarlet Johansen, Bill Murray, Sharon Stone, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez, Ray Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Tom Cruise and others too numerous to mention. Amy's clothing designs were featured in five national magazines, including People Magazine, In Style and Kate Hudson appeared on the cover of US Weekly in 2003 wearing a design by Amy that won best dressed.

When Amy started losing her vision, due to diabetes, it became impossible to work on set and she moved to Florida three years ago to be near her parents and start a new life. Despite her condition and vision problems, Amy was a bright, happy woman who had a quick wit, loved to laugh and always brought joy to everyone who knew her. The past months of her life were the happiest when she met and fell in love with Michael Conrad. Amy and Mike were married December 16, 2017.

Survivors include her loving husband Michael Conrad, her parents, Joe and Joan Skowyra, her sisters, Julie A. Stone (Andy), Kathleen R. Skowyra (Bill), Wendy Rose, her niece Emily Baccaglini, her uncle James P. Minton (Jane), her cat Tiger and many friends.

A Celebration of Amy's life will be held at Promenades East Club House,

21405 Olean Blvd. Port Charlotte on Saturday March 3, 2018 at 1:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association at www.diabetes.org.