Diana C. Garwood
Diana was an independent spirit, never a crowd follower, but she did have a crowd of friends. She had a quirky sense of humor, an independent spirit and was an avid reader, and she and her dear Aunt Ruthie enjoyed finding and sharing puns and grammatical errors whenever they were found.
She attend Lower Moreland schools for all of her school years and graduated from Edinboro University. While at LM she played in the band and her other favorite thing was working backstage for concerts and plays. She decided in 9th grade that there was no reason a girl couldn’t work on the custodial crew at the high school in the summer and managed to make that happen. Her major interest was photography, introduced to her by her father and developed in high school. She liked to take black and white pictures and develop them herself. After graduation from college she spent several years being a yearbook photographer at colleges from Maryland to Vermont. Following that she spent a few years as a wedding photographer, before deciding to work at UPS. Photography was always her first interest.
Diana loved family events and holidays, and spending time with her niece, Nicole and her brother, Jeff and his wife Theresa and their friends. Her favorite holiday was Halloween.
She was loving and caring enough to be sure that she and all of us took precautions to protect us from Covid 19.
Diana is survived by her parents William and Carol Garwood, her brother Jeff and his wife, Theresa, her niece Nicole, Aunt Mary and Uncle Pat, her cousins Nick, Matt and his wife, Heather, and Joe and his wife, Jenna. She was predeceased by her grandparents William and Elizabeth Garwood, Edwin and Gertrude Wirsu and Aunt Ruthie.
Missing Di.
Dear Carol & Bill & Family,
Deep condolences for your tragic loss. Much prayers and thoughts being sent your way. Larry J
I attended Lower Moreland with Diana and our mutual group of friends. We had a lot of great times together. I distinctly remember her carefree fun loving attitude. Always trying to make someone laugh. The notes we used to write back and forth with our friends. We had special sliver liquid pens we used. I think she was the creator of the dog footprints that became a thing we put all over our notes 🙂 The awesome rubber band war we all had at Stephanie’s house at the end of the school year. My heart goes out to her family. I know she will be greatly missed. She was always fun to hang out with. I’m glad I had the opportunity to know her and have her as a friend.
Di was my supervisor at ups for close to 10 years. She was my favorite boss I’ve ever had. I enjoyed talking with her while working together. I miss her.
Diana was a unique and lovely soul. Her quirky sense of humor never left you flat. I never had the opportunity to see her photography skills at work, but I do know she was one heck of a sleuth when it came to missing radios! (It was a UPS thing) The world is gonna be just a little less cheerful without her beautiful spirit in it.
Diana and I were classmates and friends at Red Lion and in middle school (I left LM for another school in 8th grade), and I was happy to reconnect with her a couple of years ago on Facebook. I have many fond memories of her sense of humor and her warmth from our school days.
I wish we had more time to renew our friendship.
May her memory be a blessing.
I was so sorry to hear of Diana’s passing. She sounded like a wonderful and talented woman. You have my deepest sympathy.
To my darling friend and adopted sister. I love you. I miss your spirit, your happy face and winning attitude. You always had the ability to bring sunshine to a day. I will forever hold you in my heart. I know you and Aunt Ruthie will be watching over all of us. Rest easy love. Dawn
Diana was wise beyond her years- she did her own thing, and was a unique original. A real person, even in high school when most people were trying to figure out who they were and pretending to be something they weren’t. I remember her funny sarcastic sense of humor and she has been on my mind since hearing the news. She was a good soul..
Diana was truly original in all that she did, and I admired her for her strength, conviction, and integrity. I can still picture her traipsing down the road through the endless Edinboro snow to our apartment off campus. Diana, I’m glad we had a chance to know each other if only briefly. Rest In Peace.
I have nothing but good memories of Diana when we were kids. She was a major part of my life and I can recall many memorable moments. My truly heartfelt condolences to your family.