Debra Lynn Amatucci

Debra Lynn Amatucci obituary, Sanford, NC

Debra Lynn Amatucci

Debra Amatucci Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home - Sanford on Jun. 21, 2024.
Debra Amatucci Obituary
Debra Lynn (Granter) Amatucci (Debbie), 68, of Robbins, NC passed in Sanford, NC June 18, 2024.
Debbie was born October 26, 1955, in Hartford CT, to Roland and Lucille (McGuire) Granter. She is survived by her mother and 3 siblings, Donald Granter, Cheryl Snow Granter, and Kathy (Granter) McNeil.
On December 30, 1979, Debbie was married to Ronald (Ron) Amatucci in Ft. Myers Florida; Ron and Debbie were married 44 years at the time of her passing. Debbie is survived by her husband, 2 children, Veronica Lynn (Amatucci) Backlund, Michael Anthony Amatucci, son-in-law, Billy Ray Backlund, and 5 grandchildren (Michael, Mariah, Kaley, Mathew, and Nathan).
Debbie was a high school graduate of Lexington (Ohio) High School and moved to NC in 1990; she was a resident of NC for 26 years, collectively. Debbie was a bookkeeper to her husband's masonry business and worked part-time for her father's business, The Brass Kettle Restaurant (Sanford, NC); above any other occupation, Debbie was a devoted wife, homemaker, and beloved mother to her children.
Debbie was a philosopher, poet, advent reader and intellectual, and an animal lover. She enjoyed spending time with her horse, Silent Partner, until his passing in 1996. She leaves behind 2 resident cats (and any animal that living in her neighborhood that didn't have a proper home, which she generously took in as her own).
Debbie is likely remembered (by anyone who met her) for her radiant beauty, class, wit, contagious smile, wisdom, and boundless generosity.
Family will receive friends on Saturday, July 13, 2024 from 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home. A "Celebration of Life Service" will follow at 2:00 PM in the Funeral Home Chapel.
"Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die."
Mary Elizabeth Frye, 1930's.
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