Cynthia Diane Ware Brill

BRILL, Cynthia Diane Ware
Placitas, NM Passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2014. Cindy was born October 26, 1962 in Kalamazoo the daughter of James S. and Sheila D. Ware of Kalamazoo and Bonita Springs, FL. She was a resident of Placitas, NM and had lived in New Mexico for 25 years. She was a graduate of Portage Northern High School and Western Michigan University, School of Business. She was interested in architecture and design and studied kitchen and bath design at Triton College, River Grove, IL. Cindy was also interested in art and always visited the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts and the Detroit Institute of Art during the time she spent in Michigan each summer. She volunteered as a friend of the court in Albuquerque, NM. She enjoyed time with her family and friends, especially her niece and nephew, at Little Glen Lake and Sleeping Bear Dunes at Empire, MI. She belonged to the Placitas bridge club and was active in a swing dance group. She also enjoyed gardening and biking the Rio Grande trail. In addition to her parents, Cindy is survived by her husband of 25 years, Stephen A. Brill of Placitas, NM; her brother, Stephen J. Jane Ware of Ketchum, ID; her niece and nephew, Tara S. and Samuel J. Ware of Ketchum, ID; uncles, David S. Robinson of Canandaigua, NY and Thomas R. Judith Ware of St. Paul, MN; cousins, Jeffrey Connie Ware of Duluth, MN, Marsha Brent Rusco of Lino Lakes, MN, James, Jennifer Ware of Rogers, MN; brothers-in-law, Rick Nova Brill, H. Skott Nicole Brill, Dan Becky Brill, Chris Brill; sister-in-law, Victoria Brill, Betsy Michael Price, Becky Dan McNamee, and Kathy Byers; and several nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place. A memorial service will be held 11:00 Saturday morning, June 28, 2014 at the First Congregational Church of Kalamazoo, 345 W. Michigan Avenue, with Rev. Nathan Dannison, officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Western Michigan University's Haworth College of Business, MyWMU.com/brillfund, First Congregational Church of Kalamazoo, or to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements were made through Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel, 622 S. Burdick St.