Gillies, Concettina (Pirruccio)

Concettina (Connie) Gillies (Pirruccio), 90, of Middletown, CT, passed on March 3, 2022. She was a lifelong Middletown resident, and was married for 65 years to Peter W. Gillies, who pre-deceased her in 2019. She was born in Middletown, the daughter of Angelo and Julia (DiGiandomenico) Pirruccio, and was predeceased by her brothers Salvatore and Raffe. She is survived by her sons Peter (Diana Deyermenjian) of Reading, MA, Mark (Dr. Michele Gargan)of Raymond , NH and Ridgefield, CT, and her daughter, Stephanie McMurray (Edward) of Middletown, and six grandchildren, Andrew, John, Ray, Carl, Emma and Ava. She is also survived by many cousins, nephews, nieces and other relations and friends. She was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Middletown and the University of Connecticut, with Bachelors and Masters degrees in Biology. Until her retirement in 2005, she was an Associate Professor at the UConn Health Center in Farmington, where she managed the electron microscopy laboratory. She was very active in Catholic Women's organizations, including St. Theresa's Guild, the Norwich Diocese Council of Catholic Women, and the National Council of Catholic Women, and was an accomplished seamstress and gardener. She will be dearly missed by many. Visiting hours are from 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 18, 2022 at D'Angelo Funeral Home at 22 South Main Street, Middletown, followed by a memorial service at 11:00 a.m. at Saint Sebastian's Church at 155 Washington Street in Middletown. The family would like to thank the staff at the Village at South Farms in Middletown and Accent Care hospice for their compassionate care during Connie's last days.