Our loving mom, Cynthia Theodorakis Sparrow was born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 1st 1946. She passed away peacefully in the arms of her children at Framingham Union Hospital on Saturday, January 13th of 2024 at the age of 77. She was a wonderful mom who would give anything for her children and grandchildren. She loved cooking and baking, gardening, ceramics, nibbling on candy, playing rummy 500 and countless hours as a dedicated hockey mom. She was predeceased by her mom Stella Theodorakis, her dad John Theodorakis, godchild Dennis Fagerberg, nephew David Fagerberg, niece Evelyn Fitzpatrick, nephew John Fitpatrick, niece Jillian Peterson, brother-in-law Edward Fitzpatrick, and best friend Linda Gray. Cynthia is survived by her children Paul Sparrow, Michael Sparrow, Mark Sparrow, Maria Liebmann, grandchildren Connary Sparrow, Stella Liebmann, Beatricia Liebmann, Michael D. Sparrow, Samuel H. Sparrow, and great-granddaughter Arianna Sparrow. She also is survived by her sister Georgia Fitzpatrick, brothers Steve Theodorakis, Eugene Caterina and Andrew Theodorakis. She will be missed by her son-in-law Matthew Liebmann, and daughters- in-law Rhonda Masciarelli, Patricia Sparrow, and Juliana Pacheco Martins Sparrow.
A visitation will be held at the P.E. Murray - F.J. Higgins, George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home 2000 Centre St. West Roxbury on Saturday, February 3rd from 9:30-10:30am, followed by a Funeral Mass at St. Theresa of Avila Church, West Roxbury at 11am. Interment private.
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk in my own garden forever.
—ALFRED JENNYON