Melissa Castro-Santos Death | Obituary – Melissa Castro-Santos age 49 sadly passed away on 18th 0f July 2020 at Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City after a nine-year battle with multiple myeloma.
Born in Beacon on April 24, 1971, she was raised in Newburgh, where she attended the Newburgh Free Academy. She resided with her children on Parrott Street in Cold Spring. Her husband, Darrin, whom she married in 2000, died in April at age 50 of complications related to COVID-19.
Melissa graduated from Newburgh Free Academy and worked as a correctional officer at the Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill until her retirement. She was a devout Catholic and a member of Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Cold Spring
She is survived by her sons, Darrin Santos and Daniel Santos, who will be seniors this year at Haldane High School, and her daughter, Mikayla Santos, who will be a sophomore. She also is survived by her mother, Elba Castro (Neil Martin), and her brothers, Marcelo Castro, and Eduardo Martin.
Funeral Arrangement
Visitation will be held Thursday (July 23) from 5 to 8 p.m. at Clinton Funeral Home, 21 Parrott St., in Cold Spring, with social distancing restrictions in place. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at Cold Spring Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to a GoFundMe campaign established to assist the family.
We express our sympathy and deepest condolences to Melissa’s family today and in the days, weeks, months, and years that are to come as they cope with her passing. May her soul rest in peace.
Melissa Castro-Santos, 49, died July 18 after a nine-year battle with multiple myeloma. A GoFundMe campaign has been established to assist the family. https://t.co/iMhGikwZ04
— Highlands Current (@highlandcurrent) July 21, 2020
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