Nancy Mecodangelo, a "little, tiny packet of dynamite!" Mecodangelo, Nancy of McKinney, TX was born September 18, 1954 to Anthony and Maria Mecodangelo in Niagara Falls, New York. She passed away March 20, 2011 after a long battle with leukemia. A funeral service will be held at 1pm Friday March 25, 2011 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in McKinney, TX with a graveside service to follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park in Allen, TX. Visitation will be at 6pm on Thursday March 24, 2011 at Turrentine Jackson Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, TX. In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation be made in Nancy’s memory to: UT Southwestern – Zale Lipshy, to be used to enhance the comfort of families in the Zale Lipshy ICU Family Waiting Room. Nancy founded Stonebridge Healthcare Consulting LLC, which is a small boutique consulting practice that assists physicians and hospitals. This was a culmination of more than 30 years of executive healthcare management experience in California, Louisiana, Illinois, Massachusetts and Texas. She was a founding member and past president for the DFW Managed Care Association, a former executive Board member for the Irving / Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce, a Certified Medical Practice Executive through the American College of Medical Practice Executives, a Medical Group Management Association member, member of the Healthcare Management Association, a Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives, Co-Director of the Altar Guild of her church. As dedicated as she was to her work, Nancy shined when she was at home. A tremendous talent in the kitchen, she was passionate about sharing her table with friends and family. She traveled extensively and used the opportunity to extend her culinary knowledge at cooking schools she visited. Often described by friends, family and colleagues alike as a “spitfire”, Nancy was most fierce in her love, support and caring for her family. She was a pillar of strength, and had a great and lasting impact on those close to her: her husband David “Mr. Mecodangelo” Gardner; her four children: Dawna Villinger-Kunz and her husband Brian Kunz, Jeniffer Lee, Stephen Gardner, Michael Gardner and his wife Amanda Brookshire; three grandchildren: Raemy Villinger and Zander Villinger and Leland Gardner; her parents; her four sisters: MaryAnn Welch and her husband Tom of New York, Julie Spallino and the late Joseph Spallino of Las Vegas, Susan Mecodangelo of Texas and Lisa Mecodangelo of California; her godfather Phil Del Monte and his wife Isabel of Nevada, and many friends and extended family members.