Amy Orr Lear's Obituary
Amy Orr Lear, age 81 of Lewes, DE passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2020 at her home from complications of Alzheimer's. She was born in 1939 in Wilmington, DE, daughter of the late William P. and Amy (Kirkpatrick) Orr.
Amy attended school in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Westover School in Conn., Bradford College, and graduated as a registered nurse from the Wilmington City Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as an oncology nurse, and IV infusion specialist, a hospice nurse, and possibly her favorite, camp nurse for Alford Lake Camp, Hope, Maine. Amy was intensely interested in all aspects of healing.
Amy retired to live in Lewes, DE, home to the Orr family for generations. In Lewes she continued to breed and raise shihtzus, spend time on the beach, volunteer at Beebe Hospital, serve on the board of the Irene P. Sorbara Foundation, have coffee regularly with a special group of Lewes friends, and visit her children and grandchildren as often as possible. Amy was a member of St Peter's Episcopal Church, Lewes. She will be remembered as a quiet and gentle person (despite her very dry sense of humor), a good neighbor, a loving mother and grandmother, and devoted partner.
In addition to her parents, Amy was preceded in death by her son, Rob. She is survived by her partner, Diane Dombach; her daughters: Amy Piergiovanni (Joseph) of Havertown, PA, Margi Lear-Greensburg (Jeffrey) of Chicago, IL, and Mary Lear of Seattle, WA; her grandchildren: Joseph, Catherine, and Skyla; her brothers: William Orr of NJ and John Orr of NY; her sister, Perry Drevo of OR; her nephews: Sam and Rich; her nieces: Emily and Sarah; her several cousins; and her partner's family: Ed and Peggy, Pamela, Brett and Samatha, Matt and Dawn, Brian and Mandy, Brandon, Morgan, and Cole Dombach.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a celebration of Amy's life will be held at a later date (likely at King's Ice Cream).
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in Amy's memory to Saved Souls Animal Rescue, c/o Nicole Strike, 91 Bryan Drive, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971, or to PayPal at [email protected], or to any charity of choice.
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