Diane Irene Tampa, 53, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2018, surrounded by family in Weatherford. Memorials may be made to Pecan Valley Centers at pecanvalley.org or PO Box 729 Granbury, Texas 76048.
Diane Irene Tampa was born Dec. 29, 1964, in Elizabeth, N.J., daughter of the late William Ernest Tampa and Felicia Ann Best. She attended Pecan Valley Life Skills Center where she made many friends. Dee participated in the 1979 Special Olympics World Games in Brockport, New York where Sally Struthers was her “hugger”. Dee loved to watch soap operas and was known for sending everyone a birthday card.
Dee was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors: Siblings, Kim Sitton of Weatherford, Susan McColley and husband, Richard, of Fords, N.J., Lynanne Hunt and husband, Mark, of Edison, N.J., Steven Schreiber of Binghamton, N.Y., Beverly Marone and husband, Doug, of Toms River, N.J., Arlene Langmaack of Port Richey, Fla., Todd Latzko of Stroudsburg, Pa., and Kipp Latzko and wife, Barrie, of Maine; her niece and nephews who also helped in her care, Neil Biscardi, Zach Biscardi and Tara Ames, Bradley Turner; and numerous other loving nieces and nephews.
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