PITTSFIELD, MA – Amy V. Cavanaugh, 36, of Pittsfield, MA was suddenly and tragically taken from us in a one car accident in Richmond, MA in the early morning hours of Sunday, December 1st 2013. She was born on January 24, 1977 at Providence Hospital in Holyoke, MA to William (Bill) F. Cavanaugh (Becket, MA) and Mary E. (Jegelewicz) Cavanaugh (Turners Falls, MA).Amy’s early years were spent in the Hampton Ponds section of Westfield, then she resided in Pittsfield, MA, Becket, MA, Dummerston, VT, and recently returned to Pittsfield. Amy was a graduate of Wahconah Regional High School, a past employee of New England Newspapers, Inc. working in the circulation departments at the Berkshire Eagle and the Brattleboro (VT) Reformer. She recently worked for Petco in Pittsfield. Amy will always be remembered as a passionate, loving, strong and a “live for the moment “ woman. Amy was always on a mission to save or help and had visions of making everything better for every person she knew and every animal and bird too. She touched many lives along her journey and will definitely rock the heavens. Amy will be our Angel from heaven to guide us. Her children and her friends were her world.
Besides her parents she is survived by her husband, Dwayne Strickland of Vernon, VT; her precious children, James (Jimmy) Cavanaugh of Burlington, VT, Casey Cavanaugh, Trynity and Zaida Strickland of Pittsfield, and her stepdaughter, Vanessa Stubbs. Amy was predeceased by her infant son, Aahlee Strickland, in 2006. Amy is also survived by her brother, Patrick Cavanaugh of Turners Falls, MA; her half-brother, Sean Cavanaugh of Nashville TN; her grandmother, Gloria Jegelewicz of Westfield, MA, and her many friends, especially Brenda, Nicole, and Erin who were like sisters to her. Amy also leaves, Jim Sweener (father of Jimmy), Pittsfield, MA; her aunts and uncles, Anne & Ken Hassin, Vincent & Susanne Jegelewicz, William Jegelewicz, III, Agnes Bulifant, Teena Michonski, Jeanne Jablonski and Eleanor Cavanaugh, all of Westfield. Amy also leaves many cousins and friends in the Westfield, MA area.
Family and friends are welcome to gather together in the Chapel at the Genesis Spiritual Life Center, 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA on Sunday, December 15 from 2:00-5:00 p.m, with special prayers at 3:00 p.m. Burial will be in the spring of 2014 in North Becket Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations for the childrens’ welfare may be sent to: Mr. James Sweener, 15 Essex Street, Pittsfield, MA.
