Stephanie Robyn Shapoff

Stephanie Robyn Shapoff, of Connecticut and New York passed away peacefully on June 17, 2024 at the age of 49. She was surrounded by her loving parents, Cary and Carol Shapoff in Savannah. Steph was a wonderful big sister to Amy Rebecco and is survived by Amy Rebecco and Amy's husband Joe, her aunt Margie Stogsdill of Atlanta, her aunt and uncle Edward and Joanne Shapoff of Savannah and cousins Edward and Christopher Shapoff of New York, as well as Joe Rebecco's cousin Stacey Sutay.
Originally from Fairfield CT., Stephanie spent many years in Astoria, NY. She attended Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY where she was an English major in creative writing. She also worked on the side helping to convert the art history inventory into a digital library. She then went onto NYU for her master's in creative writing with an original piece of work as her thesis. Her doctoral coursework was completed at University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.
In 2017 she joined Neon NYC, an IPG Health Network company where she was Editorial Manager at a New York pharmaceutical advertising agency. She oversaw the editing, fact checking and quality control of promotional materials for pharmaceutical products.
Her most favorite past time was on the back of a horse. She was also an avid runner, hiker, Yankees fan, theater goer, art and history buff. She had a wonderful group of friends from her work and social life.
A celebration of her life will be held at a future date in the New York area.
Donations can be made to Gentle Giants Draft Horse Rescue -- https://www.gentlegiantsdrafthorserescue.org
or the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation -- https://cholangiocarcinoma.org.