Obituary of Sandra Carolyn Giammette

Sandra Carolyn Giammette, a resident of Fishkill, entered into rest Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh. She was 59. Daughter of the late Alexander and Vera Perepechko Zukowski, she was born February 1, 1955 in Brooklyn. Sandy worked in education and then worked as a Chiropractor together with her husband, Leon Giammette at their practice in Yonkers and Wappingers Falls. After the death of her husband in 2007, she went back to working in education. She retired as a Spanish Teacher at Wappingers Junior High School in June of 2014. She enjoyed kayaking and sailing with her husband and had recently taken an interest in art; enjoying expressing herself by painting. She is survived by her son, Matthew Trainor and his wife, Caterine of Valhalla; her grandchildren, Jack and Isabella; Leon's children, Leonora (Richard) DiLullo and their children, Dana, Craig, and Jenna, Brenda and Dean; her sister, Claudia Gorman and her husband, Robert; her nephews and niece, Kevin, Michael and Alena; as well as the father of her son, Richard Trainor. Family will receive friends on Saturday, January 31, 2015 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Straub, Catalano & Halvey Funeral Home, 55 East Main Street in Wappingers Falls. A memorial service and opportunity to share memories will be held at 12 noon. Her ashes will be interred at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, February 1, 2015. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Sandy's name may be made to the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence – a special place with special meaning in our family's hearts, 1 Sunrise Lane, Newburgh, NY 12550. For directions or to send the family a personal condolence, please visit our website at www.StraubCatalanoHalvey.com.