- Date Of Birth: July 15, 1982
- Date Of Death: September 17, 2017
- State: Maryland
Laurie Katheryn Sanchez, 35, of La Plata, MD passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2017 at University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center. Laurie was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and grew up in La Plata, Maryland. She attended Archbishop Neale Elementary School and St. Mary’s Ryken High School. She had a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Marymount University and a master’s degree in school counseling from Johns Hopkins University. She was also a certified play therapist. Prior to her time as a stay-at-home mother, Laurie worked as a school counselor and was very proud of her work advocating for children at Seven Oaks Elementary School in Baltimore, Maryland.
Laurie truly epitomized the motto, “Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.” She struggled with stage IV breast cancer for three years but in between endless doctors’ appointments, treatments, and procedures, she always found joy in life and remained active. She was a loving and attentive mother to her five-year-old son, Reed, who was everything to her.
Laurie is survived by her son, Reed Sanchez-DiManno; parents, Guillermo and Patricia Sanchez; sisters, Donna Fialkowski and Maria Weirich; brother, Patrick Sanchez; brothers-in-law, Paul Fialkowski and Cal Weirich; and nieces and nephews, Allison Fialkowski, Helen Fialkowski, Tommy Fialkowski, Caroline Weirich, CJ Weirich, Anna Maria Weirich, and Will Weirich.
