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January 15, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Thursday from the funeral home, and then to Our Lady of Good Counsel RC Church, 155 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Lisa A. Hulbert, age 30 of Garfield and formerly of Pompton Plains, died at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City on Sunday, January 15, 2012. She had been awaiting a liver transplant.
Lisa grew up in Pompton Plains. She was a cheerleader for many years, played Little League Softball, and was a wonderful dancer. She loved to dance and took classes with Gloria Francis for several years. She graduated from Pequannock High School in 2000 where she was a member of the high school band, playing the flute. She had a love of music her whole life and listened to everything from 50’s Doo-Wop and Roy Orbison, to Lady Gaga and Sublime. She was also a “Gleek”; loving all the music from the popular TV series “Glee”. She also loved Broadway musicals of which Les Miserables was her hands-down favorite. A dear friend just recently gave her the shows soundtrack and Lisa cherished it. She had good taste in music, there’s no doubt about it. She was also an avid reader and could devour a good novel. She enjoyed books by James Patterson, the Twilight series, and really just about anything she could get her hands on.
Her other passion was caring for animals; all animals. She particularly adored cats, of which she currently has three, and would rescue animals all the time. She would have had many more pets if she could’ve. She had a really big heart and let it show in many ways. She was one of those people born with a natural ‘caregiver’ personality and quality about her. She was very loving, not just with animals, but with everyone, especially so with young children and the elderly. Her kindness and loving spirit refused to be contained.
At fourteen years of age, Lisa had her first liver transplant. This gave her a new lease on life and she became an advocate for organ donation. She even wrote a moving letter to the family of the donor who made her transplant possible, expressing her sincere gratitude. She was also grateful to the Make-A-Wish Foundation who provided her and her family with an all expenses paid trip to Hawaii, which of course they enjoyed immensely. Due to complications, she required another liver transplant just six years later. The surgery was a success and Lisa was once again incredibly grateful for the gift she had received from her donor. She was able to enjoy ten more years of life, laughter, music, and love because there are people out there willing to be donors. She would undoubtedly encourage all of you to become donors as well, and maybe someday you too can provide the gift of life for someone else. For more information, visit www.sharenj.org
Lisa is survived by her devoted parents; Joseph and Connie Hulbert of Pompton Plains, her sister; Tina McCabe and her husband Michael, one brother; Paul Lasky, her grandmother; Palma Parrillo, two nephews; Aiden and Luke McCabe, and one niece; Madelyn McCabe, and many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins. She is also survived by her longtime boyfriend; David Fenn. She was predeceased by her fraternal grandparents; Joseph and Lillian Hulbert, and her maternal grandfather, Joseph Parrillo.
Lisa was grateful to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and donations in her memory would be appreciated; Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 6062, Albert Lea, MN 56007-6662, or www.wish.org.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Thursday from the funeral home, and then to Our Lady of Good Counsel RC Church, 155 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
January 15, 2012
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Funeral Services will be held at 9 AM on Thursday from the funeral home, and then to Our Lady of Good Counsel RC Church, 155 West Parkway, Pompton Plains, NJ where at 10 AM a Funeral Mass will be offered.
Lisa A. Hulbert, age 30 of Garfield and formerly of Pompton Plains, died at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City on Sunday, January 15, 2012. She had been awaiting a liver transplant.
Lisa grew up in Pompton Plains. She was a cheerleader for many years, played Little League Softball, and was a wonderful dancer. She loved to dance and took classes with Gloria Francis for several years. She graduated from Pequannock High School in 2000 where she was a member of the high school band, playing the flute. She had a love of music her whole life and listened to everything from 50’s Doo-Wop and Roy Orbison, to Lady Gaga and Sublime. She was also a “Gleek”; loving all the music from the popular TV series “Glee”. She also loved Broadway musicals of which Les Miserables was her hands-down favorite. A dear friend just recently gave her the shows soundtrack and Lisa cherished it. She had good taste in music, there’s no doubt about it. She was also an avid reader and could devour a good novel. She enjoyed books by James Patterson, the Twilight series, and really just about anything she could get her hands on.
Her other passion was caring for animals; all animals. She particularly adored cats, of which she currently has three, and would rescue animals all the time. She would have had many more pets if she could’ve. She had a really big heart and let it show in many ways. She was one of those people born with a natural ‘caregiver’ personality and quality about her. She was very loving, not just with animals, but with everyone, especially so with young children and the elderly. Her kindness and loving spirit refused to be contained.
At fourteen years of age, Lisa had her first liver transplant. This gave her a new lease on life and she became an advocate for organ donation. She even wrote a moving letter to the family of the donor who made her transplant possible, expressing her sincere gratitude. She was also grateful to the Make-A-Wish Foundation who provided her and her family with an all expenses paid trip to Hawaii, which of course they enjoyed immensely. Due to complications, she required another liver transplant just six years later. The surgery was a success and Lisa was once again incredibly grateful for the gift she had received from her donor. She was able to enjoy ten more years of life, laughter, music, and love because there are people out there willing to be donors. She would undoubtedly encourage all of you to become donors as well, and maybe someday you too can provide the gift of life for someone else. For more information, visit www.sharenj.org
Lisa is survived by her devoted parents; Joseph and Connie Hulbert of Pompton Plains, her sister; Tina McCabe and her husband Michael, one brother; Paul Lasky, her grandmother; Palma Parrillo, two nephews; Aiden and Luke McCabe, and one niece; Madelyn McCabe, and many loving aunts, uncles, and cousins. She is also survived by her longtime boyfriend; David Fenn. She was predeceased by her fraternal grandparents; Joseph and Lillian Hulbert, and her maternal grandfather, Joseph Parrillo.
Lisa was grateful to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and donations in her memory would be appreciated; Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 6062, Albert Lea, MN 56007-6662, or www.wish.org.
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