Lillian Roberta Hollick

‘Momz’

Lillian Roberta Hollick, 64, of Sandy Hook, died at the home she made and loved in Sandy Hook, April 27, with her loving family by her side. Born in Bridgeport, on January 28, 1945, she was the daughter of Michael and Esther Hollick.

Ms Hollick grew up on her family farm in Wayne County, Penn., and returned to Bridgeport in the mid-1950s. She was a 1963 graduate of Harding High School and was a paralegal with LVI Industries in Westport at the time of her passing.

Before her career in the legal field she was an entrepreneur, owning and managing a fire extinguisher service company, a towing business, and an auto body shop while raising two sons and garnering a reputation for a mean kitchen. She was an accomplished cook. She taught herself the intricacies of a dozen cultures culinary traditions, and developed the secret to making the world’s most dangerous brownies. Her life was a rich tapestry of experience and friendship and she is mourned by many dozen of surrogate sons she gathered throughout her life. They call her “Momz.”

Survivors include her beloved sons, George Oldroyd of Alabaster, Ala., and Sean Oldroyd of Bridgeport.

Funeral services are Friday, May 1, at 9 am, in the Parente-Lauro Funeral Home, 559 Washington Avenue, Bridgeport. Graveside services will be held at 11 am in Mountain Grove Cemetery Chapel, Bridgeport. Calling hours were scheduled for Thursday, April 30, from 4 to 8 pm, in the Parente-Lauro funeral home.

The Newtown Bee        May 1, 2009