Gabrielle Ramirez

Gabrielle "Gabe" Ramirez, 52, of Chesapeake, VA, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013, in Allegheny General Hospital. Daughter of Janice Stark Abbadini and Fernando Ramirez Jr., she was born March 6, 1961, in Charleroi. Gabe dedicated her life to caring for others and was employed as a Social Worker for Sentara Healthcare in Chesapeake. In addition to her parents, she is survived by brothers, Fernando "Ando" Ramirez III and wife, Posie, and Myron Ramirez and wife, Diane; nieces, Brooke and Miranda; nephews, Myron Jr. and Brandon; step-father, Fred Abbadini; and step-mother, Nancy Ramirez. She was preceded in death by her grandmother, Frances Stark, on Dec. 15, 2013, and grandfather, Myron "Butch" Stark, on July 23, 1983. At Gabe's request, there will be no public viewing.