Rozalyn Grusauskas Murphy 

(February 22, 1953 – May 24, 2017) 

Rozalyn Grusauskas Murphy, 64, of Hebron passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, May 4, following a courageous five-year battle with cancer. She was born in Goshen, CT on February 22, 1953. She was the daughter of Mary Perol Grusauskas and Michael Felix Grusauskas. She was predeceased by her parents, a brother Michael Grusauskas and sisters Judith Southard and Elizabeth "Beth" Grusauskas. 

Rozalyn is survived by her best friend and husband, Gregory Sperry. She also leaves behind two daughters: Kelly Grace Murphy-Kennerson of Enfield and Kathleen Murphy Thomas of Wethersfield and two sons: Bryan Gabriel Sperry of Higganum and Philip Eugene Sperry of Plainville. She is also survived by two sisters, Marianne Santo Domingo of West Hartford and Janice Bernard of Newtown, and a brother, Peter Grusauskas of Goshen. She also leaves behind seven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. 

She strived to live by the motto, "Family First" as she was always dedicated to the wellbeing of her family and friends. Rozalyn was a graduate of the University of Connecticut. She was a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and had been a Licensed Real Estate Agent. Her successful career centered on the insurance industry. She was employed by The Hartford Insurance Company for the past 18 years where she last served as a Senior Specialist Planning & Strategy Technologies Project Manager for the past 10 years. She had also employed for over 10 years at AMS (Agency Management Systems) where she was an Assistant Vice President. 

Although Rozalyn had an extremely aggressive form of ovarian cancer, she never lived her life as a glass half empty. Rather, she continued to trail ride with her beloved horse, Shamus. She traveled to her special "land of enchantment", New Mexico, with her husband Gregory. She continued to work full time close to the end of her wonderful life. She gave love and encouragement to everyone and demonstrated how full a life can be in spite of waging a difficult battle against cancer. She taught us that no matter how difficult a life can become, there are always ways to live and experience happiness. She will serve as a role model to all and a hero to many. 

The family would like to thank the following compassionate Hartford Hospital Healthcare service providers for the care she received: Women's Specialty Services, especially doctors Aaron Shafer, Amy Brown, and Laurie Scarpo, APRN; the wonderful and compassionate nurses at the Helen and Harry Gray Infusion Center and CB2; Hartford Health Care Palliative and Hospice nursing services. In keeping with Rozalyn's love and passion for horses, please direct donations in Rozalyn Murphy's name to Mitchell Farm Equine Retirement, 300 East Haddam Road, Salem, CT 06420. The family utilized the services of the Glastonbury Funeral Home. A celebration of Rozalyn's life will be held at a later date that is convenient to the family.