Cynthia Ann Marro

Westbrook - Cynthia ‘Cindy’ Ann Marro, 73, died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Saturday, June 29 in South Portland. Cindy was a devoted wife and mother and will be missed dearly by her family and friends. Cindy was born in Portland, Maine on May 26, 1951 to Malcolm & Joan Lary. Cindy grew up surrounded by the arts. Her father, Mal, was a Portland music scene legend and her mother, Joan, was an incredible dancer. Cindy carried both of these passions into her own life- she played piano and danced through middle school. Her passion for the arts is carried on through her sons and grandchildren. She grew up in Portland and graduated from Portland High School in 1969. Cindy volunteered at the Osteopathic Hospital in Portland through middle school and high school and started her career after high school working in the kitchen and eventually training to become a phlebotomist. Cindy lived a life filled with fun with her family and closest friends. In middle school while volunteering at the hospital, she met her best friend for life, Patti Dubois. Together these two not only volunteered, but also spent many days skipping class instead of attending class. They spent all of their time together and were in each other’s weddings and were godparents to each other’s children. Cindy and Patti had a special bond and friendship that very few people are lucky enough to have in their lives. When Cindy became a parent she devoted her days to raising her two sons and worked in the evening to help support her growing family. When her boys were older, Cindy devoted all of her free time to volunteering to run bingo, organize drumline trips and was the President of the South Portland Music Boosters. Cindy loved a good party and some of her favorite times were spent celebrating birthdays and holidays with her family and friends. She was known for her meatballs and gravy, fish chowder and appetizers. Christmas was her favorite time of year and anyone that knows her knows that she always had the prettiest, most perfect Christmas tree with the most perfectly wrapped presents underneath. Cindy and her brother, Rob, always took pride in carrying on their mother’s tradition of having the most perfect Christmas tree. Cindy met Carlo Marro, her husband of nearly 54 years while attending Portland High School. Cindy and Carlo were high school sweethearts and their young love was immediate and carried on for a lifetime. They started dating in 1966 and they were married on July 11, 1970 at St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church in Portland upon Carlo’s return from the Navy. Once married, they worked to build a life together to start a family. Cindy and Carlo started their family with the birth of Anthony Joseph Marro on October 10, 1977. Anthony was their pride and joy and his sense of humor and mischief kept Cindy on her toes. The Marro family welcomed their second son, Christopher Jon Marro on May 30, 1980. He too, made his family laugh with his sense of humor and together the boys created mischievous memories for the Marro family to carry on in their hearts for a very long time. Both of her sons inherited Cindy’s father’s gift of music and both of them went on to teach and play music professionally, a trait she was proudest for them to carry. Cindy spent most of her time as a parent sitting at concerts and proudly listening to her sons play music. Cindy was the very proud grandmother of four grandchildren, and she absolutely loved to brag about them to all her friends. Cindy loved to shop for clothes for her grandbabies and they were the best dressed kids around! She was so proud that her grandchildren also inherited the love and gift of music and dance and she made every effort to attend all of their performances. She is lovingly known as ‘Nunnie’ and they will miss her terribly. Cindy will always be remembered for her sense of humor and her love for her family. We will miss Cindy every single day. Her memory will live on in the hearts of all of those who were lucky enough to love her and be loved by her. Cindy was predeceased by her parents, Malcolm & Joan Lary; stepmother, Eleanor O’Neil; stepsister, Andrea Smith; and her son, Anthony Marro. She is survived by her loving husband, Carlo Marro; her son and daughter-in-law Chris and Janice Marro; her grandchildren, Adelina, Dominic, Vincent and Vendela Marro; her brother and sister-in-law, Rob and Stacy Lary; her stepsister, Robin Wilkins; and her nephew, Alex Lary A graveside service will be held on Monday, July 8, 2024 at 11:00am at Calvary Cemetery, 1461 Broadway, South Portland, Maine. Immediately following the service, a lunch will be hosted in her honor at Chris & Janice’s home at 2 Hubbard Street in Saco, Maine. Arrangements are under the direction of the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations to The Center for Grieving Children in Portland, Maine 555 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine 04101, would be greatly appreciated.