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Donna J. GaMarsh-Reilly 7/28/61 - 10/24/15 Donna J. GaMarsh-Reilly of Myrtle Beach SC passed away on the evening of October 24, 2015 at Tidelands Community Hospice in Georgetown, SC after a long and courageous battle with Breast Cancer. She was surrounded by her family and friends and passed peacefully. Born in Lindenhurst, NY on Long Island, she was a 1979 graduate of Lindy High and was well known and loved by all who met and knew her and had a tremendous following on Facebook. Donna spent most of her life in and around Lindenhurst and was known for her tremendous musical and singing abilities which she developed at a very young age and as a teen was a recipient of the prestigious NESMA award for music. She was able to read and write music and was especially fond of playing piano and acoustic guitar. Her musical ability on piano ranged from Bach and Beethoven to Billy Joel and Queen. She never passed on the opportunity to sit and play a piano whether it was in someone’s home or at a public place. Her acoustic guitar and singing was also well known and she loved covering female singers such as Linda Ronstadt and Stevie Nicks to name a few. Donna was always the first one to jump up and sing when the opportunity arose and loved to karaoke. She also played the role of actress and the lead singer in her brothers live dinner theater show in the Myrtle Beach area. Donna was a true perfectionist and a tremendous asset to whatever company she worked for. She loved being a ‘one girl office’ but her multitasking and computer abilities often led her to executive responsibilities for larger companies. There was never a problem or situation that she couldn’t resolve nor software program that she couldn’t learn quickly on her own. In March of 2004 Donna and her family visited her brother in Myrtle Beach and loved it so much that they relocated by September of that year. Donna loved seeing the local sights, being so close to the beach and especially loved fishing on the local piers and watching the fireworks every Wednesday on the ocean. Her true love was the family’s Motorhome in which she enjoyed long weekends for 8 months of the year. Her favorite family campground was Ocean Lakes which she especially loved for watching sunrises and sunsets on the ocean, meeting and talking to people from faraway places and the nightly golf cart parades, bingo and holiday celebrations. Donna is survived by her husband Robert and son Brendon; brothers John GaMarsh and wife Judy in Arizona, Raymond GaMarsh and wife Carole, Scott GaMarsh and wife Michelle; mother Helen GaMarsh; mother-in-law Francis Reilly all in Myrtle Beach; and her loving niece, nephews, cousins and extended family. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel in Murrells Inlet, SC with a prayer service at 4:30 PM. Sign an online guestbook at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com/obituaries In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the American Breast Cancer Foundation at www.abcf.org. Goldfinch Funeral Home, Beach Chapel is in charge of arranegements.

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Donna J. Gamarsh-Reilly

July 28, 1961 - October 24, 2015