CHERYL VOLPE OBITUARY

NEW BRITAIN

Cheryl Ann (Griffin) Volpe was born on June 2, 1950 and passed on February 28, 2023, surrounded by her loving family. She leaves behind her husband of 52 years, Paul, two sons Christopher and wife Chrissy and Brendon and wife Erica, along with three beautiful granddaughters who held a special place in her heart, Parker Amelia, June Adelaide, and Mason Letts.

Cheryl was born in New Britain, Connecticut and graduated from Pulaski High School in 1968. In 1976 she moved to Southington, where she lived until 2014 when she retired to Conway, S.C. She spent her career at Bank of America, balancing her busy days with the loving care and support for her sons in all of their activities, volunteering at school functions and attending their games. She was an avid golfer and an active member of both the CWSGA and SCWSGA, who proudly recorded three hole-in-ones. Happiest as a host, she loved bringing family and friends together for holidays, birthday parties, and backyard barbeques. She enjoyed cooking in a din of conversation, laughing through an afternoon, and closing a night with a warm cup of coffee, playing cards at a table surrounded by the people she loved and who loved her.

The daughter of Irene and John Griffin, Cheryl leaves five siblings. Three sisters, MaryJo (Gary) Shettle, Leslie (Matt) Rotondo, and Jayne Marie (Brian) Pampuro, and two brothers Kevin (Faye) Griffin and Craig (Sandy) Griffin. Her extended family includes two sister in-laws, Doreen Contino and Diane Harper, a brother in-law, Dennis Volpe, eleven nieces and nephews, and many friends and former colleagues from Connecticut and South Carolina.

"I found her in the shining of the stars. We look at the night sky in the quiet darkness, and they are never far. Those we loved and cherished, those who have changed our lives in some small way are closer than we know, because it is their light that shines on. It is the brilliance of their souls that lets the night sky glow." - Tennyson

Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway chapel is serving the family.

Published by The Bristol Press on Mar. 4, 2023.