Surviving are her son and daughter-in-law, Frank and Jennifer Panzarella of Cooperstown and daughter Maria Christine Panzarella of Runnemede, N.J. In 2017, she reunited with her high school sweetheart, Paul Gendron, sparking a renewed passion for life, and in 2018 moved to North Carolina, where they found immense joy together, traveling the region, spending time with friends, and caring for each other. She treasured her collection of ornate porcelain dolls, was a history buff who loved to visit and explore historic sites, was a voracious reader, and recounted often her favorite music experience – seeing The Eagles in concert.

She loved music and dancing, whether in the kitchen or at a party, and became the legendary “Aunt Connie” at countless weddings and parties with her spunk and energy on the dance floor! When she wasn’t in cookie or pie making mode, you could still often find her in the kitchen cooking and trying new recipes or making a big family meal to bring everyone together. She was an excellent baker who especially loved baking cookies with her grandchildren. She later moved to Cooperstown, where she resided with her son’s family and enjoyed many years baking, playing games and creating lifelong memories with her grandchildren, who endearingly called her “Ninie.”Ĭonnie was an incredibly loving, nurturing and deeply affectionate person who found joy in giving of herself to others. They lived in Buffalo for 17 years, where she taught elementary education in the Lackawanna school system and started their family, before relocating to New Jersey, where she worked for Aetna US Healthcare as an account representative and was a homemaker who helped raise three of her daughter’s children. She attended Buffalo State University where she earned her bachelor’s degree and met Frank Blaise Panzarella Sr., whom she married on July 6, 1968, at St. She was raised in The Bronx, Whitesboro and Waterville, NY and was a graduate of Waterville High School. She was born May 10, 1946, in The Bronx, a daughter of the late Amadeo J. – Constance Marie Clemente Panzarella, 74, loving mother, grandmother and sister, passed away March 8, 2021, at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., from non-COVID related complications associated with chronic health conditions. Residency: St.IN MEMORIAM Constance Marie Clemente Panzarella, 74 May 10, 1946-MaConnie PanzarellaīLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. Medical School: The Chicago Medical School, IL Undergraduate: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA He enjoys fishing, freediving, spearfishing, snowboarding and watching his children play competitive basketball. He lives in Tampa Bay with his wife and 3 sons. Weinstock is a key opinion leader and serves on the medical advisory board of many large and small ophthalmic companies. He is a former board member of Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society and the CEDARS/ASPENS organization. Other leadership roles include the Chief Medical Editor for the journal Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today and a member of the editorial board for the journal Ophthalmology Management. He has authored over 10 book chapters, has written over 200 published articles and has given more than 300 lectures internationally. Weinstock has received the American Academy of Ophthalmology Senior Achievement Award, and he serves on the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Cataract Clinical Committee. He supervises the Research Department at The Eye Institute, which is continually involved in FDA phase III and IV clinical studies. He has performed over 30,000 cataract and refractive procedures and has pioneered revolutionary technologies such as microincisional cataract instrumentation, accommodative implants, intraoperative aberrometry, femtosecond laser cataract surgery and 3D surgical visualization/guidance. Weinstock is a world leader and innovator in cataract surgery. Weinstock is also the Fellowship Director of the Refractive Surgery Fellowship Program at The Eye Institute of West Florida.ĭr.

He is also the Medical Director of the Largo Ambulatory Surgery Center and is an associate clinical professor at the University of South Florida’s Department of Ophthalmology.

Weinstock currently serves as the Director of Cataract and Refractive Surgery at The Eye Institute of West Florida and the Weinstock Laser Eye Center. After completing his residency in 2001, he continued his training with a refractive and cataract fellowship under his father Stephen M. is a board certified ophthalmologist and fellowship trained cataract and refractive surgeon.

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