Florence Annette Confrey

Birth date: Mar 7, 1950 Death date: Oct 1, 2017

Florence A. (Traversaro) Confrey, 67, of Rehoboth Beach passed away on October 1, 2017 at her home surrounded by the love and support of her family. She was born Tuesday, March 7, 1950, in New York City, N.Y., daughter of the late Read Obituary

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Phyllis Zaretzky

316w ago

Aunt Florence, I'm so sorry I learned too late that you passed! I wish I got to know you better! You sound like someone I would have been honored to call you family! I love you and always will!!!

Phyllis Zaretzky

316w ago

in honor of Florence.

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Wendy Mccormick

416w ago

My Aunt Florence was a wonderful person. She was funny and kind . I have many memories of spending Christmas Eve at her home in Warwick. She always made everything so festive and beautiful. She opened her home to all and crowds of friends and family would come and go. She really listened to people and thought about others. She was generous and kind. She gave me pearls to wear on my wedding day that I treasure. The most important thing to Aunt Florence was her family. She would help anyone who asked. Every time she was in the vincity of family ,she would make an effort to see them. She will be greatly missed.

Debbie Olita

416w ago

Florence and I met 35 years ago when she worked for Citigroup and I worked for Toshiba. We started our relationship as customer and vendor but as the years went on our relationship grew into a personal friendship. One memory I have of Florence that I will share will speak to her integrity, fairness and respect she had with the people she dealt with in business. When I left Toshiba and joined Symantec I contacted Florence she was in charge of all the software purchases at the bank and Symantec wanted to introduce new software but they did not know who to call. I introduced
them to Florence and ultimately she procured a million dollars in software for the bank. She found out that I would not get credit for this transaction and without my knowledge contacted the Global VP of Sales and conveyed to him that I was responsible for the sale ultimately I did get recognized because of her. I will never forget how she went out of her way for me. As our professional relationship grew to a close our personal relationship grew to this day I have not met anyone like her in business. I consider Florence a mentor in my professional life and role model in my personal life. Her strength and positive attitude toward life made it possible for her to face all of her medical challenges. She was taken from us too soon but will always be in our hearts.

Sevag Ajemian

416w ago

It's been hard for me to accept this news. I've been mulling over it for days. I worked for Florence 15+ years ago at Citibank but kept in touch since then. Her strength was so great that I figured she would be around forever as I welcomed each call every few months. I'm very sorry to know that's not the case any longer. However, she has been and will continue to be a great example of how to keep up good spirits inspite of unexpected adversity, how to come up with creative solutions to complex problems and how to see the best in people. I'm blessed to have known her and her family and will never forget her and her laughter.
Sevag Ajemian

Tim Gamory

416w ago

Faye was a wonderful person who was always so generous and caring to me and my family. Rick’s house was my second home in high school and I always appreciated how welcoming and accommodating she was to me and everyone who came over. High school can be a difficult time and us teens can have serious attitude problems but she always saw through that and treated me and my friends like family. I was nourished by all the food that Faye bought, particularly the frozen chicken parmigiana that she kept stocked, knowing I would gobble it up.

Faye let me and Rick use her passes to The Spa where we spent countless hours making some of the best memories of my high school years (and staying out of trouble) swimming, working out, and playing ping pong and basketball. I remember how Faye was so glad to know we had a good time. I didn’t realize then how impactful that was for me. I would not have had any of those experiences if it were not for Faye’s generosity. Faye and Paul also were good friends with my parents.

As time went on and I was raising my family in NYC, I lost touch with Rick for a while but when I did visit Warwick my parents always mentioned that Faye said to come over anytime for a visit so we did and one of our early visits about 13 years ago my wife and 3 young daughters spent the day and had a wonderful time. The girls still remember that visit today. It was around the time that Faye started her health battle but she was always positive and concerned about everyone else. Since then I’m grateful I reconnected to Rick and saw the pride and joy on Faye’s face as Rick married his wonderful wife Rebecca and welcomed her beautiful grandson Thomas and I’ve always admired Faye’s resilience and determination. Each time I’ve seen her she was so encouraging and warm and always extended invitations to us to visit, be it Warwick, South Carolina or Delaware. We also laughed about the high school antics Rick and I used to pull, especially the big party we had when she and Paul went away. Faye had such a great sense of humor.

My thoughts and prayers are with Rick, Rebecca, Paul, Thomas and all the family and friends. Faye will live on in my heart always.

Tim Gamory

Ken Horn

416w ago

It was a warm summer night n Central Park playing softball for my team at Citibank that Florence and I met. As usual when the game ended we all went to one of the pubs on the Upper East Side for food and drinks.It was 1982 and was the beginning of a friendship that would shape my life. Many things have happened since then both good and bad. The one thing I could always count on was Florence to be there for me as I was for her. I can only hope that all of you have a friend in your life that gives you the love and support that we shared. Florence will always be in my heart and give me what I need to love all those around me. Rest in Peace my friend.

Patty Dasaro

416w ago

There aren't enough words to express how much Florence meant to me and my family.
I first met her when I was 19 years old. She was "stuck" with me as a college intern, a job which my father got for me pulling the great old "Citi Strings" as he called it. She took me under her wing as a boss and as my mentor for years to come.
Florence always treated me with the same respect as she did the executives that she worked with. She never made me feel like I was anything but her equal. I would not be where I am in life today and my career if it wasn't for everything that she did for me and taught me especially after my father passed.

Florence had a way with words and a way with people. She always knew how to explain the most complicated situation using the simplest of analogies. She would compare contract negotiations to buying a refrigerator at home depot. Everything always made sense after a discussion with her. She is by far the smartest person I ever worked for. Respected by everyone for her honesty and integrity. Always doing what was best for everyone not just what would have been best for her.

I will miss our trips together as we had many over the years with her and Paul joining my family on some fun trips to either Disney, a cruise, or her always generous open invitation to the beach which my kids completely enjoyed.

But above all, I always miss how she never judged or forced her opinions on anyone, but rather offered valuable and always truthful advice.

My dear friend, I will never forget you.

Love always Patty (Cunningham) Dasaro

Jason Young

416w ago

Florence or "Mo" as I called her was like a second mom to me. Rick and I have been friends since the 6th grade and Mo always treated me like family. She was so generous and caring. She would ask me or any of Ricks friends that were over what they liked to eat when she was going grocery shopping so we'd all have what we wanted when we visited. She was a great cook too! Mo consistently checked up on me to see how I was doing and offered some of the best advice I've ever gotten. If I got in a bind she was always the first to offer assistance. When I was dating my late wife Jennifer and introduced her to Mo, she let me know that I found a great girl and encouraged me to be good to her. Jen and I dated for years and when Mo thought I was dragging my feet about getting engaged I said her "I am saving for a ring, and these things take time". A couple of days later Rick called and said that Mo wanted to take me and him out to dinner for a talk. That night at dinner she asked how much I wanted to spend on a ring for Jen and when I told her she took out her checkbook and gave me the money because she didn't want money to be the reason I was waiting. She thought Jen and I should be together and she wanted me to be happy. I will always be grateful to have had her in my life. I'm sure you will hear many stories like mine because that's the type of person she was, selfless, caring, generous and incredibly intelligent. She will be missed!
My sincere condolences to Paul, Rick and all of Mo's family and friends!

Janet Cunningham

416w ago

Rick. What a beautiful picture of your mom. I'm so glad she was able to read your letter. I know she was so very very proud of you and loved you deeply and equally loved Rebecca and Thomas as they came into your life. Your mom was so special to me and I'm grateful for the friendship I shared with her. I will miss her -- her insight into life -- her sense of humor -- her overall spirit -- and her beautiful smile.

Janet

Tim Gamory

416w ago

My thoughts and prayers are with Rick, Rebecca, Paul, Thomas and all the family and friends. Faye will live on in my heart always.

Tim Gamory

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