Mrs Nan Delucia

August 17, 1941 - October 6, 2018

Nan G DeLucia, 77, died October 6,2018 at her home with her husband and her children at her side. Nan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, August 17, 1941. She grew up in Plainfield, Indiana, was awarded a music scholarship to the University of Cincinnati, served as a United Airlines stewardess, and graduated from Butler University. She taught high school English in Broward County before moving to Citrus County as an English teacher at Lecanto High School in 1995. Among the many things she enjoyed was tent camping with her husband across the United States in the National Park System, mentoring her grandchildren, and serving in the Citrus County Gator Club. However, the best description of Nan was written by her daughter, Kara Petty: “This world lost an amazing woman on Saturday. She was smart, witty, creative, adventurous, and beautiful. She had a smile that could light up a room. She knew how to hold her own, found beauty in the rain, and humor in adversity. I am forever grateful for the lessons Mi Madre Nan Getchell DeLucia taught me...” Nan is survived by husband Mike DeLucia, her sisters Laura Hook, Marty Smith & husband Bill, brother Bob & wife Cindy Getchell, and her children Joel Brown, Angie Gonzalez, Kara Petty, Mike DeLucia Jr., Sandi Wykle, Anna Casey, 17 grandchildren, and 1 great grandchild. A Celebration of Life will be held at 5679 N. Buffalo Drive, Pine Ridge, Fl. Saturday October 27, 2018 from 2 to 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be made in Nan’s name to Attention: Dr. Ralph Huruban, John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Carnegie 415, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21287. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hooperfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Hooper Funeral Home & Crematory.