Priscilla Horesco

May 9, 1949 - July 25, 2019

Priscilla Horesco, 70, passed away after a more than four year battle with stage 4 metastasized breast cancer on July 25, 2019 in upstate New York. She was born on May 9, 1949 in Weymouth, Massachusetts to Warren and Mary Elizabeth Woodward Shaw. She graduated Norwell High School in 1967 and proceeded to earn a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Mathematics and Education. Priscilla married Theo Horesco on July 22, 1972 in Norwell, Massachusetts. They were happily married for 47 years. She raised her children in Beacon Falls, CT before retiring and moving to both Northville, NY and Melbourne Beach, FL. She always built a community filled with fun, card playing, and dancing wherever she was, but especially on Bunker Hill Road and A1A Condo Park. Priscilla was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Sandra Shaw. She is survived by her spouse Theo of Northville, NY and Melbourne Beach, FL; her son Theo Horesco of Glastonbury, CT; her daughter Sara (and husband William) Pomponi of Granby, CT; her sister Cynthia (and husband David) Healey of Westfield, MA; her brothers Dana (and wife Marilyn) Shaw of Hanover, MA, Eric Shaw of Plymouth MA, George Shaw of Scituate, MA, Joshua Woodward (Shaw) of Yarmouthport, MA; her grandchildren Tali Horesco, Abby Horesco, Jack Pomponi, Sean Pomponi; nephews Jonathon (and wife Laura) Healey (and their children Matt and Rachel), Warren Shaw of New York City, NY; nieces Megan [Healey] (and husband Monte) Krusz of Charlemont, MA, Katherine [Shaw] (and husband Anthony John) McHugh of Richmond RI. She was an extremely dedicated math teacher at Pomperaug High School Regional School District #15, in Southbury CT and Shelton High School for more than 30 years. After retiring she continued to teach and tutor for more than 5 additional years in upstate New York. Her ability to help, educate, and put others needs above her own made her an excellent mother, grandmother, friend, and educator. She loved the mountains and the ocean. She loved to exercise especially walking, hiking, and swimming and it was a lifelong pursuit until slowed, but not completely stopped by her battle with cancer. All are welcome to participate in a Celebration of Priscilla’s Life at 1 pm on Sunday August 4, 2019 at 548 Bunker Hill Road, Mayfield NY. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial donations be made to the following charities that she had dedicated numerous volunteer hours to or had deeply affected her life including: Dana Farber (www.dana-farber.org/gift.), Huntington’s Disease Society of America (https://tinyurl.com/yxcg6uz7), and Rotary, where she was a Paul Harris Fellow (http://northvillerotary.com/northville-rotary-foundation/). Condolences may be left on Northville Funeral Services online guest book at https://www.northvillefuneralservice.com/obituaries/.