Samantha M. Llorens

Samantha M. Llorens of Monroe, a self-employed tattoo artist and lifelong resident of the area, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. She was 21 years of age.

The daughter of Juan and Maureen (Nee: Hallinan) Llorens. She was born May 16, 1991, in Middletown.

“Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us everyday. Unseen, unheard, but always near; still loved, still missed and very dear.” (Love, cousin Robert Hernandez).

She was a loving member of both the Llorens and Hallinan families.

Samantha is survived by her loving parents Juan and Maureen, her brother Alex, her grandfather “Poppa Juan,” her boyfriend Wyatt Leinoff, and her aunts and uncles Andrew and Mona Hallinan of Ocala, Fla., Martin and Dierdre Hallinan of Monroe and Patricia Daw of Monroe. She is also survived by her great aunt Gera Hechevarria of Miami, Fla. and several loving cousins.

Visitation will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15 and 16, from 2 to 4 and from 6 to 8 p.m. at Flynn Funeral & Cremation Memorial Centers, Inc., 139 Stage Road, Monroe.

A funeral Mass will be offered on Monday, Dec. 17, at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart R.C. Church, 26 Still Road, Monroe.

Burial will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Thomas F. Flynn and the staff of Flynn Funeral & Cremation Memorial Centers in Monroe. For directions to the funeral home, Sacred Heart R.C. Church, Gate of Heaven Cemetery or to offer an online memorial in Samantha’s name, please visit www.flynnfh.com.