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Maryann's obituary

Mary Ann Marie Morris (nee Giannatasio) of Staten Island New York, resident of Sanford, Florida, passed away at 5:00 pm on May 24, 2019.

Maryann was born to Pellegrino Giannatasio and Anna Giannatasio on July 18, 1939 in Staten Island, NY . She married Celar Christopher Morris, Jr. in 1960 and they lived together in Sanford, Florida until his death in 1986.

She leaves as her legacy her two children Cheryl Lynn Morris Goodman (married to Michael Goodman) and Christopher Celar Morris and her three grandchildren Dustin, Cody, and Jazlina. Her children and family remember her as a strong, independent, and inspiring.

A memorial gathering/open house is scheduled for Saturday, June 15 from 1-4 at 247 Loch Low Drive in Sanford, Florida. Maryann had requested her ashes be spread at Daytona Beach, a place of happy memories shared with her late husband, in a private ceremony with family and close friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Heart Association at https://www2.heart.org/site/S….

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Mary and I met 39 years ago at the bus stop when our boys started school. We hit it off right away, maybe because we w…
Mary and I met 39 years ago at the bus stop when our boys started school. We hit it off right away…
Mary and I met 39 years ago at the bus stop when our boys starte…
Maryann was such a special lady! She was one of the strongest women I have ever met. She did an amazing job of raising …
Maryann was such a special lady! She was one of the strongest women I have ever met. She did an ama…
Maryann was such a special lady! She was one of the strongest wo…

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