The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, August 30, 1995             TAG: 9508300480
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: MOYOCK                             LENGTH: Short :   30 lines

MARIA C. VILLORENTE

Maria Catalina ``Candy'' Villorente, 20, of Rt. 1, Box 215, died Aug. 28, 1995, in Chesapeake, Va., as the result of an auto accident.

Candy, a native of Richmond, was a third-year student at East Carolina University and was a member of Gamma Sigma Sigma Sorority. She was a champion gymnast formerly associated with the Ocean Tumblers, and was a member of the U.S. Gymnast Federation.

Survivors include her parents, C.D. ``Villy'' Villorente and Maria Ellard Villorente of Moyock; two brothers, Dennis E. Villorente of Portsmouth, Gerald L. Villorente of San Francisco; maternal grandmother, Willene K. Herring of Moyock; a niece, Brandy N. Villorente of Portsmouth; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

A Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Thursday in St. Paul's Catholic Church, 518 High St., Portsmouth, Va., by the Rev. Joseph Slowik. Burial will be in Portsmouth Catholic Cemetery. A Christian Wake service will be held at 7 p.m. today at Foster Funeral Home, Portsmouth. ILLUSTRATION: Photo

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