DEBORAH "DEBBIE" (PETTIT) BAGOZZI

Deborah "Debbie" Renee (Pettit) Bagozzi, RN, 57, of Solvay, passed away peacefully Saturday December 28, 2024 with her loving family at her side, following a courageous 10 year battle with breast cancer. She was born in Syracuse to the late Bradford and Kathleen (Johnson) Pettit in 1967. Raised in Baldwinsville, she was a 1985 graduate of CW Baker High School and a 1988 graduate of Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital School of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. Upon graduating, she worked at Crouse Hospital, in 1991 she chose to try travelling nursing in Charleston, SC, then returned to Syracuse where she worked at Upstate University Hospital for more than 30 years in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit followed by a few years in the PACU before her illness forced her retirement in 2022. She was also an office assistant at Bagozzi Twins Funeral Home catering to the needs of many families. Debbie was very active in the Solvay-Geddes Community. Whether at school; Parents of SADD, PTO, Music Boosters or volunteering for the Solvay-Lakeland Little League. In addition to her nursing career at Upstate, she worked part time several years as a substitute nurse for Solvay School District, where she would also chaperone field trips and assist students at their annual Special Olympics event. She also was a member of the Solvay Tyrol Club Women's Auxiliary, and volunteered at the Food Bank of CNY. She was a huge longtime Buffalo Bills Fan, attending many games over the years. On top of all that, she was the most wonderful mother, wife, and friend, always going above and beyond. She leaves this world a much better place because she was here. She is survived by her loving husband of 30 years, Stephen "Si" Bagozzi, her pretty awesome children, Alexa, Erica and Stephen; her brothers, Lawrence, of Syracuse and Brad Jr. (Melody), of Tennessee; her sister, Michele (Shawn) Whitney, of S. Carolina; step-mother, Kathy Tamblin, of Baldwinsville; her aunt, Patricia Farrance, of N. Carolina; her uncle, Dennis Pettit, of Baldwinsville; her in-laws, Stephen and Da-Laine Bagozzi, of Camillus; four sisters-in-law, two brothers-in-law; her fur baby, Grissom Tasker Silvio Duke Bagozzi and a plethora of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. We would like to thank the 4th Floor Memorial Unit and 3rd Floor ICU at Crouse for their compassion and care, especially Trisha Sorbello. Family and friends may call from 4:00 to 7:00 PM Monday January 6, 2025 at BAGOZZI TWINS FUNERAL HOME, 2601 Milton Ave, Solvay. Funeral services will be held 10:00 AM Tuesday January 7, 2025 at Grace Episcopal Church, 110 Oswego St, Baldwinsville, NY 13027. Debbie will be laid to rest in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Warners. Donations may be made in her memory to Food Bank of CNY, 7066 Interstate Island Rd, Syracuse, NY 13209 or www.foodbankcny.org.

DEBORAH "DEBBIE" (PETTIT) BAGOZZI

July 7, 1967 - December 28, 2024