Obituary: Cynthia Catherine Gwash

Cynthia Catherine Gwash

Cynthia Catherine Gwash

Cynthia Catherine Gwash passed away on Feb. 8, 2016 at home surrounded by her family. Cynthia was born May 27, 1962 in Nashville, Tennessee of Dean Jaros and Sonia Jensen Jaros. She grew up in Lexington and Louisville, Kentucky and Basin, Wyoming.

Cynthia attended the University of Wyoming at Laramie, and after graduation with Honors in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, she was employed as an Industrial Security Representative of the Defense Security Service in Seattle, Washington and San Diego, California. She was subsequently employed as a security manager with The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, California.

In 1990, she married Greg Gwash and they relocated from Long Beach, California to Alexandria, Virginia where their two children, Jeffrey and Emily were born. In 1997, the family relocated to Bellevue, Washington where Greg was employed with Boeing. Cynthia was a wonderful wife, mother and homemaker, and also worked as a volunteer for the Bellevue Schools Foundation. In 2006, she and Greg retired to Prescott, Arizona along with their children. Cynthia later became deeply involved in the Parent Leadership Council of Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, serving as its chairperson in 2011/12. She and her family traveled extensively in Europe, and she was especially fond of Italy. She also dearly loved the Big Island of Hawaii and visited there with family nearly every year since 2001.

Cynthia is survived by her husband Greg; her children Jeffrey of Tucson and Emily of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; her mother Sonia Jensen of Thayne, Wyoming; and her

sister Lisa Delaney of Jackson, Wyoming. Her father predeceased her in 2012. She is also survived by her uncle Kenneth Jaros and aunt Karen Hoesch of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; her aunt Nancy Jensen of Oak Park, Illinois; and her cousin Gretta Hobein of Brooklyn, New York.

At Cynthia's request, there were no services. The family wishes to express their gratitude and appreciation to the staff of Canyon River Community Hospice, for their excellent support to Cynthia and her family during her last days.

Arrangements were entrusted to Heritage Memory Mortuary.

Information provided by survivors.


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