IN MEMORIAM: Michele L. Weed, 50;

Gold Medal Equestrian Special Olympian

UNADILLA – Michele L. Weed, 50, of Unadilla, Gold Medal Equestrian Special Olympian, passed away Saturday morning, Feb. 23, 2019, at her home.

She is the daughter of Marian and Robert Wilson of Unadilla and Lawrence Weed of Walker Valley, Ulster County.  She was born Jan. 29, 1969, in Middletown.

She is survived by her parents; sister Stephanie Weed and husband William Walker Jr. of Walker Valley; nieces, Jacqueline and Jim Schoenleber, Middletown, and  Sierra Walker, Walker Valley; great-nephew, Nicholas Bellomo; great-nieces Eleanor Bellomo and Ava Schoenleber, and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

She was predeceased by her grandparents, Jack and Mrytle Thorn and Eleanor & Warren Gould.

She touched many lives through her 50 years and was loved by all who knew her.  She was a Gold Medal Equestrian Special Olympian.

Memorial Services will be at noon Saturday, March 2, at the First Presbyterian Church, 156 Main St., Unadilla, with the  Rev. Paul E.C. Hamilton, pastor, officiating.  Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery, Thompson Ridge, NY at a later date.  The family will receive friends prior to the funeral, beginning at 11 a.m., at the First Presbyterian Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to ATCP  5300 W. Hillsboro Blvd. Suite 105 Coconut Creek, FL  33073  (www.atcp.org) or Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care  297  River Street Suite 1  Oneonta, NY  13820 or First Presbyterian Church 156 Main Street Unadilla, NY  13849.

Online condolences may be made at:   www.wmaddenfh.com.

Arrangements by the Westcott-Madden Funeral Home 123 Main Street Unadilla.