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In Memoriam

Cynthia 

Wood

In Memoriam
About Me

Cynthia Wood: 1947 - 2020

Maiden name: Caignon. She is survived by her family members; Husband: Francis Wood Sonoma, CA; Daughter Adrienne Morolla, Husband Marc Morolla, their Son Marcantonio Morolla, Sonoma, CA; Daughter Madeline Yankee, Husband Alex Yankee, Their children Zachary, Jack and Charlotte, Sonoma CA; Son Byron Wood and wife Lauren Wood, Ventura, CA; Sister Denise Caignon and Daughter Chiara, Chapel Hill, NC.

Cynthia was born in Dallas, Texas in 1947. She lived many places throughout her childhood, and attended the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology in 1965.

Cynthia was a flight attendant for Pan American airlines for many years, traveling the world when she met her future husband Frank on a layover in London, England. She married him in Dublin, Ireland in January 1973. As newlyweds, they lived in Sausalito, CA from approximately 1973 - 1980, where they owned a sailboat named “Fleur Blue” on which they spent many carefree hours sailing the San Francisco Bay.

Cynthia and Frank moved to Sonoma, CA in 1980, where they raised their three children and have continued to reside until this day. Cynthia launched a new career in real estate, and she soon became a successful realtor and broker for many agencies, most recently and longest for Sotheby’s International Realty in Sonoma. She was a founding agent for their Wine Country brokerage in 2004.

In addition to being a successful businesswoman, Cynthia was a beloved wife and mother, avid gardener, and lifelong swimming enthusiast. She was a competitive swimmer through her youth, even qualifying for the Olympic trials in breaststroke while in high school. She volunteered for many local causes and contributed much to her community. She was a lifelong dog lover; her favorite pooches through her life included Tara, Woody, and Kip. She enjoyed singing, and played guitar and piano. Cynthia was multilingual, an ability that contributed to the richness of her careers as a flight attendant and later in real estate as well.

Cynthia was a member of the International Order of the Rainbow for Girls in her youth. She was a member of The National and California Associations of Realtors, serving as Director of the California Association for many years, and President of NorBar (North Bay Association of Realtors) in 1999. She was also a member of the US Swimming Association. In recent years, she judged youth swim meets in northern California, continuing her lifelong devotion to the swimming world.

 

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Memorial Contributions

In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that you make a donation to one of the following organizations:

 UCSF Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Bone Marrow Transplant Division ( The hospital and unit that performed the life saving bone marrow transplant on Cynthia's grandson Jack) by visiting https://makeagift.ucsf.edu/AIBMT  Alternatively, gifts can be made by mail by sending checks to: UCSF Foundation, PO Box 45339, San Francisco, CA 94145-0339. Please make checks payable to UCSF Foundation and include a note indicating that your gift is for Pediatric AIBMT in memory of Cynthia Wood.

 Cure Alzheimers fund in memory of Cynthia at https://curealz.org/outreach/in-memory/cynthia-wood/

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