Marie L. Finamore

Marie L. Finamore, formerly of Tottenville, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Staten Island University Hospital North. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:00 a.m. on Monday at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church located at 5411 Amboy Road Staten Island, New York 10312. Interment will follow in Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island, NY. The family will receive friends from 12:00 -5:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday at The John Vincent Scalia Home For Funerals, Inc., 28 Eltingville Blvd. (at Eltingville Station), Staten Island, New York. SPECIAL OBITUARY Marie was born in Brooklyn, NY to Joseph and Rose Lauletti. A funloving young girl, she with her brother Joseph, enjoyed a childhood full of corner candy store doo-wop memories with Bensonhurst children and teens who became wonderful lifelong friends. Marie was a leader of amazingly extraordinary experiences, most notably, breaking the barrier between women and the Executive suite. As a young woman, Marie worked in Washington, DC as a classified, government agent personnel. Marie later became the head legal secretary in NY, NY for Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, then Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, where she was fueled by a fashion-forward, freer-thinking spirit, a rebel of the "rational dress." Marie debuted her signature shocking ensemble of loose-fitting ankle-length trousers, the beginning and onset of her awesome 'fashionista' days. Marie married her Bay Ridge babe, Daniel J. Finamore, now retired NYPD lieutenant, in June 1972 and together they relocated to Staten Island, NY. Marie again challenged herself and the thoughts of so many other young women (and men) as she broke the glass ceiling again at a very young age. Encouraged and supported by her "Danny" boy, in the early 1970s, she became an NYPD's finest, one of the very first female police officers ever. After championing for 7 years on the force, she was blessed with twins and within 6 months of the birth of her baby boy and girl, she was amazed by her third little bundle of joy, another beautiful baby girl who arrived a very short 16 months later, leading to her retirement from the NYPD. Marie became the most energetic, ambitious homemaker taking on the role of mother, wife, home beautifying decorator and more, an entrepreneur selling diapers to Santa letters from her homemade office to ultimately owning her own business Cosmopolitan Business Forms. In the year 2000, she relocated to Florida where she became a home remodeler and rebuilder, and a realtor, following her partnership and experience in the residential real estate investing business she started and embarked upon initially with Daniel during the early part of their married years. Marie lived her life to the fullest. She has the zest and happiness for life like no other. Always the life, comedy and personality of the party, Marie enjoyed playing tennis and golf, spending time laughing, entertaining, dining with friends and travelling the world! Most of all, Marie loved being the "Grandmother" to her most precious gems, her grandchildren. Marie was an inspiration, a role model, a trailblazer and a pioneer. She had a pocket full of glitter and a heart filled with gold. A true beauty inside and out. Her sparkle and zest for life was truly an inspiration for all. To know Marie was to love, love, love Marie. Lady "M" had a beautiful angelic smile and larger than life personality that will be truly cherished always by all. Marie was the guiding light to her children, encouraging and inspiring them to be amazing all the time, in everything they did, to think and achieve larger than life goals. She was the motivation for all to smile often, think positive, give thanks, laugh loudly, love others and dream big. Marie will always be remembered as the precious and rare brilliantly shining jewel with that amazing sparkle that radiated onto everyone she loved, cherished and encountered each and every day and everywhere she went!

Marie L. Finamore

February 11, 1946 - November 15, 2017