Mrs. Cynthia Diane Pano

PANO, Mrs. Cynthia Diane - Age 58, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016 at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 22, 2016 from the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral services commencing at 11 a.m. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery G-9506 N Dort Hwy., Mt. Morris, MI. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 10:30 a.m. Friday. Mrs. Pano will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday. Mrs. Cynthia Diane Pano “Cake” was born December 11, 1957 in Flint, Michigan the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Raymond and Martha Fitzgerald. She attended Flint Community School System, graduating from Flint Central High School. Cynthia was employed with Flint Truck & Bus, a division of General Motors, retiring after 30 years of service. She spent many hours outside working in her yard, planting and tending to her gardens. Cynthia could also be found inside cooking, reading a good book, playing Bingo, messing around with her tablet or phone, otherwise known as “her little friend”. There are so many words to describe Cynthia, but loving, understanding, reliable, loyal and compassionate, are just to name a few. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, auntie, and friend. Cynthia impacted everyone she came into contact with in an unforgettable way. She will be missed by many, especially by her pets whom she loved, Sasha and Mora. Mrs. Cynthia Diane Pano “Cake” leaves to cherish her memory: her loving husband, Gerald Wayne Pano, Sr.; sons, Gerald Jr. (Michele) and Armond Pano; step-daughter, Camelia Pano; grandchildren, Gerald Adonis, Gequez, Gerele and Za’Mea Pano, all of Flint; sister, Phyllis Upchurch; 12 nieces, Terila (Chauncey), Teneshia, Renee (Anthony), Tierra, Takara, Qualite, Aysha, Melissa, LaKayla, Taja, Aubree and Ziara; 17 nephews, Willie (Artina), DyJuan, Ronald Jr., Dewayne (Katrina), Cedric, Larone, Damani, Jari, Caron, Umari, Calen, Jhalon, Jaden, Isaiah, Kaylin, Omarian and Anthony; aunts, Gail, Martha, Mary, Johnny, Barbara, and Doris; 3 uncles, Billy, Larry, and Jerry; sister-in-law, Elizabeth Pano; a host of cousins, other relatives and friends, including special friends, Vershawn, Jessee, Dorothy, Renee, Darlene, Mae Bell, Princess, Kenadre, Paul, Quinton and Beverly. Mrs. Pano was preceded in death by her grandson, Gemir Pano; parents, Raymond and Martha Fitzgerald; mother-in-law, Louise Pano-Smith; brother, Ronald Fitzgerald; and brother-in-law, Walter Dean Pano. The family would like to express special thanks to everyone who kept “Cynthia D.” in their prayer, Michele Pano and the Elbert family, Yolanda Dukes and Elizabeth Barbee, Yuland Rushing, Alonzo and L.A.

Mrs. Cynthia Diane Pano

December 11, 1957 - April 15, 2016