Gloria Esther Encarnacion Gawrych, age 77, of St. Croix, passed away on October 7, 2024. Her final days were spent peacefully, surrounded by family, in Vermont. She spent her entire career with the USVI Department of Education and all her free time in her garden. Gloria was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother; she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
She is predeceased by her parents (Andres Encarnacion & Delia Brandt Brodhurst Encarnacion), her husband (Len Gawrych) and siblings (Maria LaMotta, Jose Alberto, Miguel, Pedro “Pedrito” Encarnacion & Herbert Brodhurst). She is survived by siblings: Luis “Bullfoot” Encarnacion, Corrine Brodhurst, Linda Radix (Paul), Maria Hector (Darwin) and Ana Flores (Enrique), her daughter and son-in-law (Margaret “Meg” & Derek Hathaway), four grandchildren (Molly, Lionel, Cassia & Katherine Hathaway) and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at Lord God of Sabaoth Lutheran Church, Christiansted, St. Croix, on Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.
