Deceased Classmate: Grace Bailey
Date Deceased: May-25-1993
Age at Death: 32
Cause of Death: Leukemia
Classmate City: Orchard Park
Classmate State: NY
Classmate Country: USA
Survived By: Husband, Joseph Morrella Son, Joey (1991)

As quoted from a fundraiser cookbook titled "COOKING GRACEfully" and compiled by the Friends of Grace Morrella: Our friend, Grace Morrella, has touched our lives in so many ways. We were fortunate enough to share with her and her husband, Joe, the happiness of the miraculous birth of their son, Joey, in 1991. We also shared in the sadness of the later knowledge that she was no longer in remission from leukemia. Grace will always be remembered for her warmth and caring, her great big smile, and her contagious laughter. But most of all, we shall remember her for her incredible strength and courage. Because it took just that to see her through the bone marrow transplant in January 1993, and then endure the ensuing complications. As is any devoted parent's wish, Grace wanted to watch her son grow up to be a fine young man. Unfortunately, it was not God's will, and He reached down from Heaven and ended her suffering on May 25, 1993. We can still help see Grace's wish fulfilled. The contributions raised from this cookbook, which was compiled by her friends, associates, and family, will be placed in a trust fund for Joey's education. 'Although those who knew her best were deeply saddened when she was laid to rest, We still can carry a smile upon our face knowing that Grace is now is a very peaceful place.

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Buffalo News, The (NY) - May 27, 1993
Deceased Name: GRACE M. MORRELLA, MARRIOTT ACCOUNTANT
A memorial Mass for Grace M. Morrella, an accountant, will be offered at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, S. 3148 Abbott Road, Orchard Park.

Mrs. Morrella, 32, a resident of Orchard Park, died Tuesday (May 25, 1993) in Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, of complications from a bone marrow transplant. She was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Hamburg.

After a long struggle with leukemia, Mrs. Morrella had received a bone marrow transplant in January with marrow donated by her brother, Roy Bailey Jr. of Ravena.

In recent years, she had worked through Strong Memorial Hospital and the National Marrow Donor Program to promote awareness of the need for bone marrow donations for transplant candidates.

Before becoming ill, Mrs. Morrella was employed for seven years as an accountant for the Food Service Division of Marriott Corp.

A native of Buffalo, she grew up in Orchard Park and was a 1978 graduate of Orchard Park High School. She earned an associate degree in accounting from Erie Community College in 1980 and a bachelor's degree from Fredonia State College in 1982.

Besides her brother, she is survived by her husband, Joseph A.; a son, Joseph M.; her mother, Isabel Billittier of West Seneca; her father, Roy Bailey; a sister, Elizabeth Sands; and her grandmother, Angeline Bailey of Orchard Park.

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