Linda Jo Petryszak

PETRYSZAK, Linda Jo 55, passed away on March 21, 2008 under hospice care at Woodside Hospice, Pinellas Park, FL after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Fairless Hills, PA on March 23, 1952, Linda called Treasure Island her home since 1993. She attended Eckerd College and received her degree in accounting in 1998. Over the years she was employed by the veterinary, hospitality and manufacturing industries. She will be remembered by her family and friends for her loving and compassionate spirit, her unselfish loyalty, and her generous gift of self to any animal or person in need. She enjoyed travelling, fine food and wine, and classical, folk and jazz music. Later in life she discovered she had considerable talent as a painter and sculptor, and was a strong supporter of the arts. She was a master of the ancient rare art of Russian Pysanky egg painting and gave many away to her friends and family as treasured gifts. She is survived by her fiancé, Greg Pellone of Treasure Island; and two sons, Chris of Beaverton, OR and Peter and his wife Cathy of Corvallis, OR; her four brothers and their wives Victor and Liz Meyer, Roger (Lee) and Edna Meyer, Jerry and Mary Meyer and Ron and Mickey Meyer. She will be remembered as a loving grandmother by Ranen Petryszak of Beaverton; as well as an adopted grandmother to her fiance's grandchildren, Gavin, Dylan and Riley. She also leaves behind a large extended family and friends primarily from the Philadelphia and surrounding area of Pennsylvania which was her home for over 30 years. Private services will be held in her home. Online guestbook at www.davidcgross.com David C. Gross Funeral Homes