Shirley Goco Staton

Shirley Goco Staton, of Winston-Salem passed away Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, at Forsyth Medical Center, after an extended illness. Shirley was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Dec. 23, 1957. Shirley attended Forsyth Country Day School and the N.C. School of the Arts for high school, and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte for college. She lived for some time in Atlanta, where she was the business manager of an art gallery. She last resided at The Oaks at Forsyth, where she bravely struggled through the last few years of her young life as a quadriplegic. Shirley is survived by her parents, Dr. Ismael R. Goco and Mrs. Jane Goco; her son, Sean Smith; and Sean's father, William Smith; her daughter, Chris Northcott (Mike) Youth; and Chris's father, Bobby Northcott; her granddaughter, Summer Dare Hale-Smith; her sisters, Dr. Lori (Clark) Kellam, Amy (Joseph) Bircher and Anne (John) Kirby; her brothers, Tomas (Julie) Goco and Nicolas Goco; her aunts, Lucy Goco (David) Chambers, Elizabeth Goco Lavares and Adela Pena; her uncles, Nestor Roldan Goco, Victor Goco Caballero and Victor Rabinowitch; her cousins, Jaime Benjamin Goco Gonzales, Agnes Goco Gonzales Roach, Eva Goco Gonzales Dinion, Joseph Goco Gonzales, Dr. Eduardo Goco Gonzales, Tomas Gil Goco Gonzales, Lorna Goco Lavares Ravede, Lourdes Goco Lavares McHargue, Kolya Rabinowitch, Peter Rabinowitch and Sasha Rabinowitch; her nephews Tommy Kellam, Sam Bircher, T.J. Goco, Jordan Goco and Corey Kellam; her nieces, Shirley Bircher, Molly Kellam, Caroline Kirby and Brittany Goco; her good friend, Jeremy Lynes; and many, many more friends and relatives who loved her dearly. A visitation will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 6, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel, with the Rev. Randy Hillman officiating, followed by a service at 11 a.m. in the chapel. Shirley will then be laid to rest at Forsyth Memorial Park. The family requests that memorials be made to Hospice & Palliative CareCenter, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.