Connie Frances Lennon Monroe

CONNIE FRANCES LENNON MONROE Connie Frances Lennon Monroe of Cape Carteret, NC, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, January 23, 2014. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. Connie was a native and long time resident of Wilmington, NC, graduating from New Hanover High School, class of 1959. She was a respiratory therapist at Babies Hospital and continued in the medical profession for many years before joining Piedmont Airlines/ US Airways as a Flight Attendant, traveling the world. She retired with her husband Paul Monroe, to Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia, where they lived for 13 years before relocating back to her beloved coast. It was here that she discovered her talent for watercolors and photography. She is survived by her husband, Paul D. Monroe, her children, DeeDee Ward Wright and husband Fred Wright of Charlotte, NC, Lisa Ward Thompson of Emerald Isle, NC; Nicole Monroe Hager and husband Rod Hager of Cornelius, NC; Shannon Monroe and wife Andrea Monroe of High Point, NC; and grandchildren Caitlin Wright, Kelly Thompson, Hannah Wright, Brandon Monroe, Braxton Hagar, Brayden Hagar, Blakely Hagar and sister JoAnn Durner Hoyt of Wilmington, NC. She was preceded in death by daughter Christy Dawn Ward; her parents Clyde and Lila Lennon, in-laws James and Lucille Monroe and former in-laws Marsden and Gladys Ward. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, January 26 at Chapel by the Sea, Emerald Isle, NC, at 2 pm where she and Paul were members. Connie's smile, laughter, and love of life will be greatly missed. She was an inspiration to many and loved by all.