Gaye Hampe Giunta

Gaye Hampe Giunta, 74, passed away peacefully at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital on Friday, April 1st at 3:05 pm from kidney failure. She was born on August 23, 1941 to Albert and Lucile (Beatty) Hampe in Sandusky Ohio and attended The Hancock School and Sandusky High School, where she participated in the Glee Club and the Swan Club synchronized swim team. She attended Mount Union College where she majored in economics, and was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. In 1962 she married Ross Giunta and they moved to Chicago where she completed her degree at Roosevelt University. The Giuntas moved to Clearwater, Florida and eventually settled in Largo where they raised two children. Ms. Giunta was a member of La Sertoma, was a dedicated volunteer for Mildred Helms Elementary School, and taught Sunday School at Church of the Ascenscion in Clearwater. She was creative and enjoyed craft projects, most notably as a weaver, assembling many beautiful wallhangings on her two large looms, and collecting unusual yarns. When her children were older she began a career as a legal secretary and legislative aide, moving to Tallahassee where she assisted Secretary of State Sandra Mortham. She then became Director of the Florida History Museum and also worked for the the Department of Corrections. She was active in the Republican party in Florida and served as a Congressional delegate. She is survived by her sister, Ann (Hampe) Bingham of Huron, OH, her children, Jennifer Giunta-Hausler of Nyack, NY and Reid Giunta of Vista, CA two grandchildren, Evelyn and Carlo Hausler of Nyack, her neice and nephew Carrie Bingham of Huron, OH, and Brandon Bingham of Columbus, OH, and Carrie's children, Morgan and Elsa Bertsch, also of Huron. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 9 at 3:00 p.m. at Bevis Funeral Home at 2710 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in her name to: The Open Door Community House, 2405 2nd Avenue, Columbus, GA. 31901, www.odch.org. Elizabeth Emmanuel of Bevis Funeral Home is assisting the family with their arrangements, 850-385-2193, www.bevisfh.com.

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Gaye Hampe Giunta

August 23, 1941 - April 1, 2016