Rosemary Dawicki, dedicated volunteer
If you are reading this, my time on earth has come to an end. I hope I have returned home to our heavenly Father. I was born in St. Michael’s Hospital in Newark, N.J., in 1942, to the late John Clinton and Ann Marie (Singerle) Medlin, thehe first of seven children. I lived for my first 21 years in South River, N.J., where I graduated from SR High in 1960. I married my husband, Edward C. Dawicki Jr., Oct. 19, 1963, and moved to Spotswood, N.J., until retiring to Georgetown in 2007.
I graduated from Middlesex County College (accounting) in 1986, doing so to set an example for my kids to never give up. Speaking of kids, they are the best thing that ever happened to us. We are so proud of the outstanding people they have become! They are Edward C. Dawicki III of Key West, Fla., and Jennifer A. Dawicki of Willemstad, Curacao. Ed is married to Mandy, and they have the most beautiful, intelligent daughter, Rylee Rich. Jennifer is married to Douglas Waters, and they have three amazing children, Kayleigh, Keegan, and Aidan.
When my children were in school, I volunteered as a room mother and a Girl Scout leader, coached midget cheerleaders, taught CCD, and attended all their soccer games, and most of their college soccer games.
My siblings are Jacqueline Fox, George Medlin, Janice Fusco, Cynthia Jadczak, John C. Medlin Jr. and Nancy Hodges; nieces, Annie Harper (Kyle), Alethia Medlin, and Samantha Medlin, nephews, Thomas Fox (Anne), Dominick and George Medlin, Michael Fusco (Erica), Stephen Fusco (Rachel) and Sean Fusco (Arianne), and John and Timothy Medlin; great-nieces: Kathleen, Elizabeth, Samantha and Evelynn; and great-nephews, Thomas, Harrison, Ethan, and Jameson.
Prior to retiring, I was director of accounting for Healthcare Quality Strategies Inc. in East Brunswick, N.J., working there for 28 years.
Some of my favorite things were spending time with family and square dancing. I also loved to read, garden, travel to Key West, and volunteer at CHEER Meals on Wheels, Georgetown, Robin Hood Thrift Store, treasurer for Friends of Georgetown Public Library, and was a life member of Delmarva Blood Bank. Consider giving blood; it costs you nothing and saves many lives.
I was a parishioner of St. Michael the Archangel Church in Georgetown and coordinated the CHEER Meals on Wheels program for the parish.
A visitation will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 6, at St. Michael the Archangel, 202 Edward St., Georgetown, with a eulogy beginning at 11:15 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11:30 a.m.
Immediately following mass, a final blessing will take place at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 26669 Patriots Way, Millsboro.
All are welcome and invited to join us for lunch, refreshments, and camaraderie at Mulligan's Pointe, 22426 Sussex Pines Road, Georgetown. No RSVP is needed; stop in and spend some time.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Parsell Funeral Home & Crematorium, Dodd-Carey Chapel, 307 N. Bedford St., Georgetown.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Shepherd’s Office Inc. 408 N. Bedford St., Georgetown, DE, 19947, facebook.com/donate/1471080616981548/?fundraiser_source=messages or degives.org/orgs/shepherds-office-inc.
Visit Mrs. Dawicki’s Life Memorial webpage and sign her virtual guestbook at parsellfuneralhomes.com.
