Amy Mittelstadt Traudt
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Our world lost a beautiful bright spirit. Many of us lost a best friend.
Amy Mittelstadt Traudt passed away on Friday, June 11 at the age of 50 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by loved ones who will honor her legacy by continuing to live their lives to the fullest.
Amy was born in Mount Vernon on Sept. 3, 1970. She lived most of her life in Pleasantville, graduating from Pleasantville High School. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in special education at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Amy was proud to be a K-2 special ed teacher for 20 years at P.S. 105 in New York City. She was a tireless advocate for students and their parents, making sure they got the best education possible. Her ability to connect with her students and co-educators is apparent in their love for her. Amy’s passionate, direct approach and love for her students and co-educators will never be forgotten by her teaching family from the Bronx, including her dedicated Paras.
Amy lived both simply and large. Her smile and laughter were contagious. She will be remembered for her skills as a star softball pitcher, dart thrower, golfer and all-around athlete as well as a dog lover, beach lover and kayaker. Amy played softball for Pleasantville High School and Mount Saint Vincent and her pitching prowess led her to be the first woman inducted into the Mount Saint Vincent Athletic Hall of Fame. She also hosted a yearly softball tournament in honor of her late mother, raising funds for the Lustgarten Foundation.
Amy will be forever loved by her husband and best friend, John. She will be deeply missed by her loving dog Emma, her puppy Henry and her recently rescued dog Silver, as well as her “evil” cat Libby. Amy was predeceased by her mother, Ann Rupp Mittelstadt.
She is survived by her father, Robert H. Mittlestadt, and his wife, Irene, and her siblings, Robert and his wife, Beverly; Lois and her husband, Bill Volcko; Eric and his wife, Nancy; Edward and his wife, Cathy; Ken and his partner, Carol; and Steven and his partner, Kathleen. Amy will also be forever remembered by her aunts and uncles, numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. She will be deeply missed by her close friends Lisa and Mike Schliman and their daughters Kaitlin and Isabella, her brother-in-law Matt Traudt and his partner Ellen, all of her extended Traudt Family as well as numerous dear friends.
On Wednesday, June 16, there will be calling hours from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at Beecher Flooks Funeral Home, located at 419 Bedford Rd. in Pleasantville. On Thursday, June 17, a funeral mass will take place at 10 a.m. at Holy Innocents Catholic Church, located at 431 Bedford Rd. in Pleasantville.
In honor of Amy, please take some time today (and as often as possible) to pause and love someone as much as Amy did. Amy’s husband John and her family appreciate all the support and love they are receiving as they navigate through the next week and months and forever.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Amy’s honor to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research at https://lustgarten.org/donate.
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