Sandy Willard, 63, of St. Petersburg, passed away on December 14, 2009 after a hard-fought battle with ovarian cancer. She was a devoted wife, mother, daughter, grandmother and friend. Her passion was to spend time with her loved ones and to go shopping. She retired as a sales associate from K-Mart after 15 years, and then went to work for Walgreen’s for another 10 years.
Sandy is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Rick, of St. Petersburg;her children: Lysa Chappelow of Clearwater, FL, Londa (Harry) Slicer of Virginia Beach, VA, Rick, Jr. (Jolene) Willard of Dunnellon, FL, and Ryan (Linda) Willard of St. Petersburg, FL; her mother, Louise (Dick) Whitford of Clearwater, FL; her sister, Lori (Duane) Daman of Stacey, MN; 12 grandchildren and many other family members.
Sandy will be interred with services this summer at Chapel Hill Cemetery in Lansing, Michigan.
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Sandy was a very loving & caring person we will miss her very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Your mom was a wonderful person. She will be truly missed by her family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time. I believe she is with God and she will be watching over all of you. You all have a SPECIAL ANGEL watching over you. We Love you guys.
Sandy was one of the sweetest person you would ever have know. She was loving, full of life and had a great love for her family and friends. She will be miss by all who knew and loved her. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. We love you all.
hey grandma i love you you were such a wonderful grandmother and you were such a fighter i cant believe your gone now but your looking over us and i know you’ll take care of us you will be missed dearly i love you grandma!
sandy was more like a sister then asister in law I loved how she always tryed to keep everyone happy her family was her whole life.god bless and youll allways be in my heart.
My heart goes out to you and your family. God Bless.
Londa,
You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Sharon
We are sorry to hear about the loss of this beautiful human being. Our love goes to her family. Her beauty will flow from the heavens and shine on us for the rest of our lives, Her spirit and strength will remind us of the strength that is within all us. Do not let this go to waste she would want us to be as strong as she had been through her struggle. God Bless you all. We send our love and sympathy. Edith and Dorothy
i am so sorry to hear about your loss of a wonderful lady. my love goes to her today,we seemed to be a hard working woman you was loved and cherished all of her life. best of luck chapplow family.
Grandma, I really will miss you and I will miss all the times we had together, especially christmas because everyone knows that was your favorite time of year. well I love you so much and I’m glad you are in a better place.
Any time we came to Florida we made sure we visited Rick & Sandy. You won’t find a more caring individual than Sandy. We will miss you but look forward to seeing you again in Heaven!
Honey, My heart is broken. You are the love of my life.I will sure miss you.I’ll love you forever. Mom and Dick
I’m so sorry for your loss. My heart and prayers go out to your family.
Our thoughts & prayers go out to Sandys family & friends. Sandy always gave 100% of herself to everyone.
Such a wonderful caring person. We will all miss her.
mom,you were the best mother and grandmother any body could ever ask for we will miss you so very much!
Mom, even though you aren’t physically here with us anymore, you will always be in our hearts. We will ache for you for the rest of our lives. You have been the rock of our family, the peace maker. You did your job well with us kids. You and Dad made us the people we are today. I will be forever grateful for the time that we have had. Just know that we will all be okay knowing that you are watching over us. I love you, Lysa
grandma you always tried hard 4 everyone you always wanted to please everyone exept ur self u never thoght about you 4 some reason. my point is nothing will be fun without u we love u and i will miss u
love,
shelby
I just saw you a few months ago. You said it was your first time out in a while. You were happy that your daughter was coming to stay with you for awhile. You looked beautiful as always. I will always remember you and your glamorous ways. Stephanie Bozenhardt (Mrs’ B’s daughter, Walgreens)
Our hearts go out to you all. Sandy was one in a million. Her love for her family and friends was evident, as was her love of shopping and of the Christmas season. Although she will be spending Christmas with Jesus from now on, she will be waching over you. Be sure to celebrate her life and love of Christmas this year and every year. I will miss playing scrabble with her even though she usually beat me.
I WORKED WITH SANDY AT WALGREENS AND ILL MISS THAT GREAT SMILE OUR TALKS AND HER WILLING TO BE THERE ALWAYS AND SHE MADE THE BEST BIRTHDAY CARDS FOR ALL OF US .
LOVE YA DAWN.
Sandy was the best friend a person could ever have. She always wanted a big family and was so thankful for each of her children. She was the most generous person I have ever known and was always thinking of others, whether it was family or friends. I am blessed to have so many memories of our growing up together. She now has perfect health and joy in heaven and I look forward to seeing her again. May you be comforted in knowing how much she loved you.
I have many fond memories of Sandy when she was young. She was a very special person.
Her pain is gone. The joy and love she carried in her heart is now with her in heaven and with all those that knew and loved her.
God Bless all of you in this time of sorrow.
MAY JESUS REST ON YOUR SHOULDER AND TAKE YOU TO MUCH BETTER PLACES.AMEN
Precious cousin I i will miss you and love you forever. You were an angel on earth and you are now with the angels in heaven.
grandma,
you were always my number one i loved you more then anything i could love. When i needed someone you were there for me you where there when i needed a hand to hold you always bent backwards for everyone because you wanted to be there for them. you took anyone in who needed help you where everyones hero. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY HERO. i love you thank you for holding on so long. we will all miss you and you will NEVER be forgotten because you where everyones beautiful priness.!! i love you grandma always && forever!
These messages that all her friends and family have written are a wonderful tribute to what a wonderful, unselfish person Sandy was. She was not only my sister-in-law, she was one of my best friends and a true confidant. I loved her very much and the State of Florida will not be the same with her gone. There is a hole in my heart that will never be filled. But I rest assured I will see her again in Heaven.
Rick and kids,
Bernie and I are so sorry to hear of Sandy’s death. She has always been a special cousin to me. I hope you find peace and comfort knowing that your family is thinking about you. We will truly miss Sandy. Please let us know about the memorial service in Lansing.
Love,
Jane
Your family has been in our thoughts & prayers. Sandy was an out standing woman. We as women should learn from her strength…as mothers from her compation…& as a spose from her uncontional love and devotion.
Sandy was a wonderful neice.I have so many special memories of her. She was a loving and caring person. Always thinking of others instead of herself.She will truly be missed by all who knew her. I love her and will miss her so much, but God gives me the assurance, because of his son Jesus, that I’ll see her in heaven one sweet day. God bless you all.Your in my thoughts and prayers.