Obituary of Thalia I. Maldonado

Thalia Isabel Maldonado, age 26, was called home by our Lord and Savior. She is survived by her mother, Frances Torres; father, Fabian Maldonado; stepmother, Teisha Maldonado; godparents, Lesbia Llionat and Justo Mendez; siblings, Mirani, Xavier, and Roman Maldonado and Pablo and Zuleika Laboy; great-grandmother, Ramonita Torres; grandparents, Eugenio Torres Sr., Antonio Maldonado, Carmen Torres, Winston, and Martha Cuthbert and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and extended family and friends.

Thalia's beautiful smile and infectious laugh filled the room. She loved her naps, her lashes, and lip gloss. She was always beautifully put together. She was a talented visual artist and most recently channeled her creativity into videos. She would joke that she was on her way to becoming "Tik Tok famous." Thalia was dedicated to helping people personally and professionally. She was sincere, considerate, dependable, fierce, loyal, resilient, wise, and selfless. She was deeply and unconditionally loved by her family and friends. She will forever be our sunflower.

There will be a balloon release on Sunday, August 15th at Durand Beach. We will meet between 6:30-7:00 pm with the release at sunset. Yellow and white balloons will be provided. Calling hours will be on Monday, August 16th from 4:00-7:00 pm at Paul W. Harris Funeral Home, 570 Kings Highway South (at the corner of Titus Avenue), Rochester, NY 14617. The funeral will be held on Tuesday, August 17th at 10:00 am at St. Michael's Church, 859 N. Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14605. Following the service, we will proceed to her final resting place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Memorials may be made directly to the family or to the American Diabetes Association in Thalia's name at: https://www.diabetes.org/donate/donate-memorial To share a memory or send the family a condolence, please visit www.harrisfuneralhome.com.