Obituary of Rosana F Meloy

Born leap year day in 1928, Rosana "Coty" Meloy, grew up in Wabash, Indiana, and graduated from the University of Arizona in 1950 with a degree in journalism. Upon graduation, Coty married fellow U of A graduate, William H. Wallace, and they moved to Washington, Pa., where Bill joined his family's lumber company business and their daughter, Holly, was born. In 1964, the family returned to Tucson, where Bill became Director of Student Housing at the U of A, and Coty was active for decades in many of Tucson's service and arts organizations, including the Assistance League, PEO, St. Philips Altar Guild, the Patio Garden Club, Skyline Women's Club, Thespian Society, and was a member of both Skyline and Tucson Country Clubs. In 2000, following Bill's death, Coty married John C. Meloy, also widowed, and who had been her husband's best friend and the best man in her first marriage. Throughout her life, Coty enjoyed world travel, including cruises and tours in Europe, the Caribbean and the Pacific Northwest, family vacations in Jackson Hole and Vermont, and with Holly and her family at their homes in New York. Coty is survived by her daughter, Holly Wallace, Holly's husband, Ed Baum, their daughter and Coty's granddaughter, Claire, in New York City; and four step children, Lydia Meloy in Tucson, Judy Meloy in Poultney, Vt, John Meloy in Fulshear, Texas, and Beth Meloy in Scottsdale, as well as 10 step grandchildren. Coty was also a great friend of dogs and leaves behind Lacey, a West Highland terrier. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to St. Philip's in the Hills, P.O. Box 65840, Tucson 85728, or The Assistance League, 1307 N Alvernon Tucson, AZ 85712. A memorial service will be held at St. Philip's on April 8th, at 10:00AM, to be followed, at the Tucson Country Club, with a celebration of Coty's life.