Sylvia Calleja Gordon
– January 24, 2021
July 5, 1937 - Feb. 13, 2021
Sylvia was a lover of LIFE, people and all things good! Her faith was strong and her love for her family unmatched.
If you had the good fortune to meet her or know her, then you surely knew her great big smile, positive nature and unflinching optimism. She was and always will be our ray of sunshine, the guiding light in our lives.
Sylvia was born in Tampa to Ross and Soledad Calleja, raised in Ybor City and was extremely proud of her heritage. She attended O.L.P.H. Academy and, upon graduation, St. Vincent Hospital School of X-ray in Jacksonville. She met Bill Gordon, the love of her life, at a dance in Ybor City, and they were married two years later in 1957. Together, they owned and operated Alafia Tropical Foliage until they retired in 1995. Bill and Sylvia have resided in Kings Point for the last six years.
We were truly blessed to have had such a beautiful, caring and loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and Tia. She will be greatly missed, forever loved and remembered always.
There are not enough words to express our undying love and gratitude to our father for his unwavering and constant dedication to our mother throughout her lifetime, but especially these last few years.
The family is extremely grateful to Dr. Deborah Schultz, Dr. Agzew and the entire staff at South Bay Hospital. Words cannot express our appreciation for your care and kindness.
Sylvia is survived by her husband of 64 years, Bill Gordon; her brother, Ross Calleja, Jr.; children: Tanya Killebrew, Lelani Gordon and Troy Gordon (Alice); and her four grandchildren: Karsen (John) Murray, Savannah Gordon, Austin Gordon, and Kaitlyn Killebrew. Due to the pandemic and safety of family and friends, no services are scheduled. The family requests no flowers please.
<h2><strong>Dolores “Dee” Irene Hanes</strong></h2>
<img class="alignleft wp-image-31562 size-medium" src="/assets/images/uploads/wp/2021/02/Dolores-Hanes-200x145.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="145" />Dee Hanes passed away Jan. 24, 2021, in Naples Fla. She was 90 years of age.
Dee was preceded in death by her husband, Charles “Chuck” William Hanes of Sun City Center, Fla., and her parents, Charles Vincent Cooper “Casmier Koproski” and Rose Marie Sadowski Cooper of Erie, Pennsylvania.
Survived by her daughters: Karen Lee Williams (Howard) of Naples, Fla.; Chris Anne Carter (Mike) of Rocky Mount, Va.; and Tracie Marie Hanes (Grant) of Scottsdale, Ariz.; beloved grandchildren, Jennifer Anne McClure (Danny) of Radford, Va., and Blake Hanes Carter (Hilary) of Roanoke, Va.; great-grandchildren: Abby, Evelyn, Lila and Parker McClure of Radford Va..
Dee and Chuck had lived in several cities before retiring in Florida. Born in Erie, Pa., they moved to Baltimore, Md., Roanoke, Va., and Philadelphia, Pa. Dee and Chuck both had long careers with General Electric Company. Both enjoyed world travel. When not on a cruise or other world adventure, Dee was an avid golfer, enjoyed sewing, knitting, dancing, playing a mean game of cards, and she enjoyed a good scotch, “not watered down.”
The family will hold a private service at a later date.
Sylvia was a lover of LIFE, people and all things good! Her faith was strong and her love for her family unmatched.
If you had the good fortune to meet her or know her, then you surely knew her great big smile, positive nature and unflinching optimism. She was and always will be our ray of sunshine, the guiding light in our lives.
Sylvia was born in Tampa to Ross and Soledad Calleja, raised in Ybor City and was extremely proud of her heritage. She attended O.L.P.H. Academy and, upon graduation, St. Vincent Hospital School of X-ray in Jacksonville. She met Bill Gordon, the love of her life, at a dance in Ybor City, and they were married two years later in 1957. Together, they owned and operated Alafia Tropical Foliage until they retired in 1995. Bill and Sylvia have resided in Kings Point for the last six years.
We were truly blessed to have had such a beautiful, caring and loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and Tia. She will be greatly missed, forever loved and remembered always.
There are not enough words to express our undying love and gratitude to our father for his unwavering and constant dedication to our mother throughout her lifetime, but especially these last few years.
The family is extremely grateful to Dr. Deborah Schultz, Dr. Agzew and the entire staff at South Bay Hospital. Words cannot express our appreciation for your care and kindness.
Sylvia is survived by her husband of 64 years, Bill Gordon; her brother, Ross Calleja, Jr.; children: Tanya Killebrew, Lelani Gordon and Troy Gordon (Alice); and her four grandchildren: Karsen (John) Murray, Savannah Gordon, Austin Gordon, and Kaitlyn Killebrew. Due to the pandemic and safety of family and friends, no services are scheduled. The family requests no flowers please.
<h2><strong>Dolores “Dee” Irene Hanes</strong></h2>
<img class="alignleft wp-image-31562 size-medium" src="/assets/images/uploads/wp/2021/02/Dolores-Hanes-200x145.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="145" />Dee Hanes passed away Jan. 24, 2021, in Naples Fla. She was 90 years of age.
Dee was preceded in death by her husband, Charles “Chuck” William Hanes of Sun City Center, Fla., and her parents, Charles Vincent Cooper “Casmier Koproski” and Rose Marie Sadowski Cooper of Erie, Pennsylvania.
Survived by her daughters: Karen Lee Williams (Howard) of Naples, Fla.; Chris Anne Carter (Mike) of Rocky Mount, Va.; and Tracie Marie Hanes (Grant) of Scottsdale, Ariz.; beloved grandchildren, Jennifer Anne McClure (Danny) of Radford, Va., and Blake Hanes Carter (Hilary) of Roanoke, Va.; great-grandchildren: Abby, Evelyn, Lila and Parker McClure of Radford Va..
Dee and Chuck had lived in several cities before retiring in Florida. Born in Erie, Pa., they moved to Baltimore, Md., Roanoke, Va., and Philadelphia, Pa. Dee and Chuck both had long careers with General Electric Company. Both enjoyed world travel. When not on a cruise or other world adventure, Dee was an avid golfer, enjoyed sewing, knitting, dancing, playing a mean game of cards, and she enjoyed a good scotch, “not watered down.”
The family will hold a private service at a later date.