In Memory of ​Sandra Lopez Salerno, of Easton

Easton, CT — Sandra Lopez Salerno was born in Bridgeport, CT in 1948, and grew up in Easton, CT passed away peacefully on Saturday June 11, 2016.

She attended the Easton/Redding School system, George Washington University and the University of Bridgeport where she attained her BA and her law degree.

She worked for years in the insurance industry and was a long-time Mets fan. She married Lawrence Salerno in 1973 and they loved their pets, their books and each other. He sadly left this world, and Sandy, too early, December, 1983. Sandy remained devoted to her beloved Larry all these years past.

Sandy loved animals and pointed out that her surname, Lopez, is Spanish for "son of wolves," and another family name, Macpherson, has the motto "Touch Not a Cat But A Glove" making the family's commitment to animals a foregone conclusion. She was particularly concerned for those animals who were, perhaps, "unlovable" and she adopted a few throughout the years.

Sandy lived the last 10+ years in Easton, most of that time devotedly caring for her Mother, Sandra M Lopez, (Editor, CT Post) who recently died from complications of Parkinson's. Her father, Bruce M Lopez, and her beloved uncle, artist Beverly Lopez, predeceased her. She leaves behind a sister, Laurie Lopez, a niece, Rebecca C Souchuns and a brother-in-law, John Souchuns, all of Harwinton, CT and a sister-in-law Mary Budrawich of Stratford, CT, as well as a number of cousins who live throughout the U.S.

A service was held at Commerce Hill-Radozycki Funeral Home, 4798 Main St., Bpt, CT. Interment followed at Resurrection Cemetery, Newtown.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the CT Humane Society, 701 Russell Rd., Newington, CT, cthumane.org. For online condolence, to make a donation and to light a virtual candle visit us at commercehillfh.com.