- Date Of Death: October 16, 2016
- State: New Mexico
Amy Zurawski passed away in her home in Albuquerque, NM on Sunday, October 16, 2016. She was born April 3, 1920 Amelia Elizabeth Maroun in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, the oldest of 11 children.
During World War II, she met her husband Tadeusz (Ted) Zurawski at a dance. They married in March 1947 and started their family of five children. Ted taught himself electronics and moved the family to Alamogordo, NM. Ted started a career with Land-Air at Holloman Air Force Base tracking missiles. Tragically Ted passed away in August 1962.
Amy stayed in Alamogordo to raise her family. She soon started her career with Civil Service at Holloman AFB to support her young family. Very well liked, she made many lifelong friendships at Holloman and the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church where she was an active member of the Rosary Alter Society.
In 1970, she transferred to Kirtland AFB and moved her family to Albuquerque NM. In 1983 she transferred to Lackland AFB in San Antonio and retired as Chief Accountant in 1986. She returned to her Albuquerque home where she devoted herself to her children and grandchildren. Raising her family, Amy insisted each child went straight from high school to college and was proud they each earned their college degree; three with advanced degrees.
Amy was a devoted Catholic never missing weekly service at the St. Bernadette Church. She loved her Lebanese culture and was a great cook, teaching her daughters and granddaughters her most popular recipes. She loved talking around the kitchen table drinking a hot cup of English tea. She loved playing cards; games like Scat and Cribbage. She enjoyed watching baseball, hockey and football where she rooted against the Dallas Cowboys on a weekly basis. Every year, she belonged to a bowling league until a torn rotor cuff forced her to retire at age 86.
