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Nancy Cosine Martone was born in Paterson New Jersey 65 years ago. She was always active with church and performed manv civic and volunteer duties in Preschool, vouth organizations, public libraries and various Parkinsons disease support groups. Nancy lived courageously with Parkinsons disease for nearly fortv vears. She never relented to the disease and participated in several pioneering surgical procedures of the brain in an attempt to slow down and possiblv cure the debilitating effects of the disease.
She served as a Parkinsons disease advocate and ventured to Washington numerous times to stress to congress the need to fund Parkinsons research through the National Institutes of Health. She spoke to Rotary, Church Groups and at numerous Parkinsons support group meetings. She led an active and meaningful life as long as her condition would permit. In the end she succumbed to the disease that she fought most of her life. In 2000 she was the recipient of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research Advocacv Award.
In the last years of her life Nancy chose to keep going because of her profound love for her family and the opportunities to spend time with her grand children. She is survived bv her husband, of 44 vears. Robert Martone two children, Laura Munroe of Pueblo West Colorado and husband the Reverend W. Bradley Munroe and Michael Martone of Cvpress Texas and wife Leslie four grandchildren Christine Munroe, Matthew Munroe, Nathan Martone and Jacob Martone sister, Ruth Cosine Barks and husband Ron of Situate Rhode Island niece, Jennine Cantv and nephew James Barks.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 7 PM, Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at Pace Funeral Home in Livingston, TX. The family will receive friends from 24:30 PM and 6:309 PM, Wednesday, March 24. A Memorial service will be held at the Episcopal Church of Good Shepherd in Kingwood, TX, at 3 PM, Thursday, March 25, 2010. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Houston Area Parkinsons society, 2700 SW Frwy 296, Houston, TX 77098.
She served as a Parkinsons disease advocate and ventured to Washington numerous times to stress to congress the need to fund Parkinsons research through the National Institutes of Health. She spoke to Rotary, Church Groups and at numerous Parkinsons support group meetings. She led an active and meaningful life as long as her condition would permit. In the end she succumbed to the disease that she fought most of her life. In 2000 she was the recipient of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research Advocacv Award.
In the last years of her life Nancy chose to keep going because of her profound love for her family and the opportunities to spend time with her grand children. She is survived bv her husband, of 44 vears. Robert Martone two children, Laura Munroe of Pueblo West Colorado and husband the Reverend W. Bradley Munroe and Michael Martone of Cvpress Texas and wife Leslie four grandchildren Christine Munroe, Matthew Munroe, Nathan Martone and Jacob Martone sister, Ruth Cosine Barks and husband Ron of Situate Rhode Island niece, Jennine Cantv and nephew James Barks.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 7 PM, Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at Pace Funeral Home in Livingston, TX. The family will receive friends from 24:30 PM and 6:309 PM, Wednesday, March 24. A Memorial service will be held at the Episcopal Church of Good Shepherd in Kingwood, TX, at 3 PM, Thursday, March 25, 2010. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Houston Area Parkinsons society, 2700 SW Frwy 296, Houston, TX 77098.