
In Memoriam -- Peggy
Sagalewicz Comeau Ellig (T-8)
With sadness, we learned of the death of Peggy Comeau
Ellig, on November 17, 2007 in Santa Fe. Peggy was a Turkey 8 TEFL
teacher in Trabzon
and had lived in Santa Fe for the past ten years or so. She and Bob Ellig
had been back to visit Trabzon in the summer of 2002. They were married in
Santa Fe in August of 2003.
Here is the memorial "biography" from the link given below.
Biography
Friends and family mourn the loss of Peggy Comeau, much
loved wife and mother. She passed away on Saturday, November 17, after
battling lung cancer for a year and a half. Born and raised in Los
Angeles, California, Peggy was a graduate of Santa Clara University and
received a graduate degree from American University. After college, she
served in the Peace Corps in Turkey. Peggy lived in Hawaii for 22 years,
where she worked as an advisor to the mayor of Honolulu and later served
as Executive Vice President of the Hawaii Association and Honolulu Boards
of Realtors. For the past 10 years Peggy has been the Executive Vice
President of the Realtors Association of New Mexico. Peggy is survived by
husband Robert Ellig of Santa Fe; daughter Michelle Comeau and her
husband, William Schoen, of Los Angeles; grandson Daniel Schoen of Los
Angeles; brother Leon Sagalewicz (Julie) of Tucson, Arizona; and nephew,
Jeff Sagalewicz (Angela) of Portland, Oregon. Peggy's funeral mass will be
held on Saturday, December 1, at 1:30 PM at Santa Maria de la Paz Catholic
Community in Santa Fe. The interment will be on Monday, December 3, at 11
AM at Santa Fe National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations in her
name may be made to MD Anderson Cancer Center, P.O. Box 4464, Houston, TX,
77210.
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http://www.santafefuneraloption.com/sitemaker/sites/santaf0/obit.cgi?user=peggie-comeau
Peggy was a fresh breeze in any company. We knew her in PCV
training and in Trabzon, I know she continues to brings to smiles to
everyone who recalls her memory.
-- Patrick Oliver-Kelley 01/06/2010
I served in the same Peace Corps group in Turkey as Peggy
did. I am sorry to learn about her death. This is a big loss for family,
friends and community.
-- Jacqueline Day 01/05/2010