The DeAnna Stark Pasciuto Memorial Fund
The DeAnna Stark Pasciuto Memorial Fund memorializes the spirit of DeAnna Stark Pasciuto. Through its giving, the fund aims to provide comfort and joy to others, while serving as a reminder of the power of life.
DeAnna was a kind, generous, outgoing, optimistic, loving, driven, energetic, tenacious, resilient, funny person who was as beautiful inside as she was out…
She had a presence…
Anyone who met her was immediately better off because of it….
She touched people with her kindness and beautiful smile…
More than any other person, De could make your day better by simply saying hello….
As Billy Joel wrote,
She’s got a light around her
And everywhere she goes
A million dreams of love surround her
Everywhere
That was De…That is how she will be remembered…
She would do anything for her family and friends…
She was as welcoming as she was protective…..
She loved to entertain….
Was insanely competitive…
She brightened our lives…
Her laugh was joyous and contagious…
Her humor… often mischievous…
She was always ready with a jab (sometimes literally) or a zing….
And her energy was boundless….
She was as dignified as she was silly…
She had a gleam in her eye…
She never missed an opportunity to lighten the mood…..and that was her gift to all of us…
She showed us how to live….
And…most importantly….she was relentless…
Relentless in how she loved and how she lived….
Relentless in love…..
Relentless in friendship…..
Relentless in caring for others….
Relentless in being a mother…..
A college teammate wrote that DeAnna was “such a kick ass player with an infectious smile.”
It is the fund’s mission to provide support for cancer research, families touched by cancer, and scholarships for female student-athletes looking to pursue medical careers. Learn more about the Fund’s establishment and work.
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In 2026, this Northern New Jersey Community Foundation fund awarded these grants:
• $5,000 to CancerCare of Paramus, New Jersey to benefit Healing Hearts Family Bereavement Camp in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania.
CancerCare’s 2026 camp of families, staff, and volunteers
• $3,000 to Stockton University Foundation in Galloway, New Jersey to support the DeAnna Stark Pasciuto ’01 Memorial Scholarship for a student pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy and the women’s soccer team. This year, a scholarship of $2,000 was awarded to Gianna LaValle-Butler for her final year of studies to complete a doctor of physical therapy degree at Stockton University. In 2022, she received a Bachelor’s of Exercise Science from the university. For the past two years, Gianna served as her cohort’s class representative, and she aspires to continue in this role.
Scholarship recipient Gianna LaValle-Butler
The Stockton University women’s soccer team received $1,000 to support travel expenses, training equipment, and meals for their student athletes to be the best they can be on and off the field. This support will help the team be more competitive and connected by accessing additional resources for team-building activities. They will also try to access wearable and video analysis technology to aid with recovery, wellness and game analysis.
Stockton University women’s soccer team
