Christine Grace Gallucci, 99, of Phoenix, Az., died December 9, 2013. Miss Gallucci was born in Fitchburg, Ma., daughter of the late Thomas and Anna (Scarano) Gallucci, but spent most of her childhood and adulthood in Naugatuck, Ct. Miss Gallucci was a graduate of Salem and Naugatuck High Schools. She worked at Peter Paul Candy Co. for 23 years. Miss Gallucci graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in Spanish. She also received a Master’s degree from Fairfield University in Connecticut. She taught Spanish at Naugatuck High School from 1963-1979 and moved to Phoenix in 1992. Miss Gallucci is survived by her brother, Donald (Charlotte), of Phoenix; a sister, Anne Sweeney, of Woodbury, Ct.; four nieces, Mary, Meg, Carole, and Janet Gallucci and three nephews, Thomas, Robert and Joseph Gallucci. Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 4715 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, Az. Services in Phoenix are entrusted to Whitney & Murphy Funeral Home and in Naugatuck, Ct. to Buckmiller Brothers Funeral Home, 82 Fairview Avenue. Burial will be at St. James Cemetery in Naugatuck, Ct., on Monday, December 30, 2013 at 11:30am.
Dorothy Daniels
Donald and Charlotte,
Please accept my sincere condolences on the passing of Christine. She was a very sweet person and we, as retired teachers, will remember her fondly. Christine often called me after she received her invitation to the Naugatuck Retired Teachers meetings to let us know that she could not attend although she would have loved to come! Always a kind word for everyone, Christine will remain in our hearts for a very long time. Please know that she will be remembered at our NRT Memorial Service in September.