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June Anne Downs of Hampton Bays Dies

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June Anne Downs

June Anne Downs

authorStaff Writer on Aug 6, 2024

Never to miss a good party, June Anne Downs born January 4th, 1955 was a tough old bird who chose to fly the coop on her mother’s birthday. Like a heavyweight champ June fought a tough battle of ALS.

A Hampton Bays native, June could wrangle a horse, race a car or parallel park a tractor trailer like a it was a go kart. She would often be noticed unabashedly singing aloud in a grocery line, she enjoyed wasting time watching nonsense tv, she could cook a steak better than any 5 star restaurant and she loved spending her money on ‘as seen on tv’ gimmicks which she often gifted to family-several of her surviving relatives have full cupboards to prove it.

As the youngest of five siblings she was a Tom boy who loved to tag along with her big brothers learning to work on cars. She taught her husband, Victor Amorosi, how to drive a 5 speed and he fell head over boots for her when she showed him how to race them. Her true passion were her horses. She broke many, but Missy, a thoroughbred of 17 hands was her most beloved and gentle as a kitten. June faced challenges head on-she lived life on her own terms and she died on her terms, too.

June had quite an extensive resume working with animals, as a women’s correctional officer, driving tractor trailors and a school bus as well as a home health care aid are just to name a few, but her most proud accomplishment was being GammaDune to her grandchildren they meant more to her than anything in the world. She suffered with ALS and fought that battle fiercely, but loved her family with abandon and grace.

June was pre deceased by her mother Frances Edwards Downs, father Lewis W Downs Sr, Brothers George Downs, Willard Downs and her sister Penny Lee Kuettner. She is survived by her sister Marcia Loysch, daughters Renee Amorosi, Melissa Mojeski, and Katrina Fregoe. Grandchildren Eva, Laila and Jake Mojeski and Peyton and Aiden Fregoe along with nieces and nephews LeeAnne Gay, Joseph, Nicole, Andrew and Jennifer Kuettner.

Everyone June touched loved her for her grit, compassion and feisty ways. Surrounded by her loving family June closed her eyes peacefully to be with her Lord Jesus. To everyone who knew her and everyone she met, “bye for now”.

Services to be held at Good Ground Cemetery on August 3, 2024 at 12:30.

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