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PIERUCKI -- Christina Elena Pierucki, M.D., 51, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at Poudre Valley Hospital in Fort Collins, CO. She is survived by her father, Capt. E. John Pierucki USN (Ret.) and stepmother, Barbara Pierucki; sister, Angelina Louise Pierucki of Finksburg, MD; brother, Eric John Pierucki of Volta Redonda, Brazil and sister-in-law, Andreia Barcelos Pierucki. Born September, 9, 1955 in Washington D.C., she attended various schools abroad and in the U.S. due to her father's Navy assignments. In 1973, she graduated from Eldorado High School in Albuquerque, later graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1978 and a Doctorate of Medicine in 1987 from the University of New Mexico. She completed her surgery internship at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore, later practicing in French Camp, Modesto and Sacramento, CA. She was honored in 1988 for "Service above Self" by the Rotary Club of Albuquerque Del Norte with a Paul Harris Fellow Award in recognition of her skills as a medical surgeon and compassionate care of the many patients she treated. In 1997, she joined the Fort Collins Surgical Associates as a general surgeon specializing in breast diseases and later had an independent surgical practice in Fort Collins. She was also a trauma surgeon at Poudre Valley Hospital. Memorial Services will be held Wednesday, February 21, 2007, 3:00 p.m., at Faith Lutheran Church, 10000 Spain NE. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Denver Affiliate, 1835 Franklin St., Denver, CO 80218. Please visit www.frenchmortuary.com to view the on-line obituary and sign the family guestbook and send condolences. French Mortuary 1111 University Blvd. NE 843-6333
        Published on: Tue February 20, 2007