Amy Knight Millson died of metastatic breast cancer at age 56 in her home in Richland, Washington.
Amy was born in 1956 at Mather Air Force Base in Rancho Cordova, California to parents Judith LeBrun Millson and Chris Millson, Jr. As the daughter of a military officer, Amy lived in many interesting regions, including post-war Europe.
She graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Virginia and afterwards studied at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. She graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1978 with a degree in Chemistry.
Amy began her career with Phillips Petroleum Company in Houston, Texas. It was in Houston that she met her future husband Dennis Pinkerton. They married eight months later. They would go on to have three children.
Amy chose to make her children her top priority. She left Phillips to become a stay-at-home mom. She was an active volunteer for their schools and in the community at large when not helping with homework or extracurricular activities. When the children entered middle school, she would indulge her love of economics and mathematics by beginning a second career as a Tax Specialist at H&R Block.
Amy was originally diagnosed with Stage IV (metastatic) Breast Cancer in 1998. Though she was given 5% odds that she'd live five months beyond her diagnosis, Amy showed immense determination to overcome her disease. After a mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments, she was declared to be in remission.
Amy moved to Richland with her family in 2002. She was very fond of the Tri-Cities and could often be seen at Leslie Grove Park walking her Rottweilers and birdwatching. Amy was an avid gardener of regional flowers, fruit, and vegetables, and spent most of her free time outdoors. She volunteered at the Tri-Cities cancer center as a Breast Cancer Support Group leader and in their resource library. She also loved to spend time singing, reading, and playing with her beloved granddaughter, Claire.
Amy's cancer returned in 2007. She refused to let her disease or treatments interfere with her life, and undertook many remodeling and home improvement projects during this time. She battled her illness ceaselessly and stoically for five years, until her death.
Amy is survived by her husband Dennis Pinkerton, her son Colin Pinkerton, twins Emily and Gregory Pinkerton, step-daughters Kristie Wall and Kelli Phillips, granddaughter Claire Pinkerton, her parents Judith and Chris Millson, Jr.; and her brothers Chris and Peter Millson.
Amy is predeceased by her sister Elizabeth Gay Millson.
Remembrance services for Amy will be held in June in Brooklyn, New York and Coronado, California. To honor her memory, please donate to the Tri-Cities Cancer Center, Bryn Mawr College, or adopt from your local ASPCA. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.HillcrestMemorialCenter.com.
Amy was born in 1956 at Mather Air Force Base in Rancho Cordova, California to parents Judith LeBrun Millson and Chris Millson, Jr. As the daughter of a military officer, Amy lived in many interesting regions, including post-war Europe.
She graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Virginia and afterwards studied at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. She graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1978 with a degree in Chemistry.
Amy began her career with Phillips Petroleum Company in Houston, Texas. It was in Houston that she met her future husband Dennis Pinkerton. They married eight months later. They would go on to have three children.
Amy chose to make her children her top priority. She left Phillips to become a stay-at-home mom. She was an active volunteer for their schools and in the community at large when not helping with homework or extracurricular activities. When the children entered middle school, she would indulge her love of economics and mathematics by beginning a second career as a Tax Specialist at H&R Block.
Amy was originally diagnosed with Stage IV (metastatic) Breast Cancer in 1998. Though she was given 5% odds that she'd live five months beyond her diagnosis, Amy showed immense determination to overcome her disease. After a mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments, she was declared to be in remission.
Amy moved to Richland with her family in 2002. She was very fond of the Tri-Cities and could often be seen at Leslie Grove Park walking her Rottweilers and birdwatching. Amy was an avid gardener of regional flowers, fruit, and vegetables, and spent most of her free time outdoors. She volunteered at the Tri-Cities cancer center as a Breast Cancer Support Group leader and in their resource library. She also loved to spend time singing, reading, and playing with her beloved granddaughter, Claire.
Amy's cancer returned in 2007. She refused to let her disease or treatments interfere with her life, and undertook many remodeling and home improvement projects during this time. She battled her illness ceaselessly and stoically for five years, until her death.
Amy is survived by her husband Dennis Pinkerton, her son Colin Pinkerton, twins Emily and Gregory Pinkerton, step-daughters Kristie Wall and Kelli Phillips, granddaughter Claire Pinkerton, her parents Judith and Chris Millson, Jr.; and her brothers Chris and Peter Millson.
Amy is predeceased by her sister Elizabeth Gay Millson.
Remembrance services for Amy will be held in June in Brooklyn, New York and Coronado, California. To honor her memory, please donate to the Tri-Cities Cancer Center, Bryn Mawr College, or adopt from your local ASPCA. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.HillcrestMemorialCenter.com.
Amy Knight Millson died of metastatic breast cancer at age 56 in her home in Richland, Washington.
Amy was born in 1956 at Mather Air Force Base in Rancho Cordova, California to parents Judith LeBrun Millson and Chris Millson, Jr. As the daughter of a military officer, Amy lived in many interesting regions, including post-war Europe.
She graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Virginia and afterwards studied at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. She graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1978 with a degree in Chemistry.
Amy began her career with Phillips Petroleum Company in Houston, Texas. It was in Houston that she met her future husband Dennis Pinkerton. They married eight months later. They would go on to have three children.
Amy chose to make her children her top priority. She left Phillips to become a stay-at-home mom. She was an active volunteer for their schools and in the community at large when not helping with homework or extracurricular activities. When the children entered middle school, she would indulge her love of economics and mathematics by beginning a second career as a Tax Specialist at H&R Block.
Amy was originally diagnosed with Stage IV (metastatic) Breast Cancer in 1998. Though she was given 5% odds that she'd live five months beyond her diagnosis, Amy showed immense determination to overcome her disease. After a mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments, she was declared to be in remission.
Amy moved to Richland with her family in 2002. She was very fond of the Tri-Cities and could often be seen at Leslie Grove Park walking her Rottweilers and birdwatching. Amy was an avid gardener of regional flowers, fruit, and vegetables, and spent most of her free time outdoors. She volunteered at the Tri-Cities cancer center as a Breast Cancer Support Group leader and in their resource library. She also loved to spend time singing, reading, and playing with her beloved granddaughter, Claire.
Amy's cancer returned in 2007. She refused to let her disease or treatments interfere with her life, and undertook many remodeling and home improvement projects during this time. She battled her illness ceaselessly and stoically for five years, until her death.
Amy is survived by her husband Dennis Pinkerton, her son Colin Pinkerton, twins Emily and Gregory Pinkerton, step-daughters Kristie Wall and Kelli Phillips, granddaughter Claire Pinkerton, her parents Judith and Chris Millson, Jr.; and her brothers Chris and Peter Millson.
Amy is predeceased by her sister Elizabeth Gay Millson.
Remembrance services for Amy will be held in June in Brooklyn, New York and Coronado, California. To honor her memory, please donate to the Tri-Cities Cancer Center, Bryn Mawr College, or adopt from your local ASPCA. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.HillcrestMemorialCenter.com.
Amy was born in 1956 at Mather Air Force Base in Rancho Cordova, California to parents Judith LeBrun Millson and Chris Millson, Jr. As the daughter of a military officer, Amy lived in many interesting regions, including post-war Europe.
She graduated as a National Merit Scholar from Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, Virginia and afterwards studied at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. She graduated from Bryn Mawr in 1978 with a degree in Chemistry.
Amy began her career with Phillips Petroleum Company in Houston, Texas. It was in Houston that she met her future husband Dennis Pinkerton. They married eight months later. They would go on to have three children.
Amy chose to make her children her top priority. She left Phillips to become a stay-at-home mom. She was an active volunteer for their schools and in the community at large when not helping with homework or extracurricular activities. When the children entered middle school, she would indulge her love of economics and mathematics by beginning a second career as a Tax Specialist at H&R Block.
Amy was originally diagnosed with Stage IV (metastatic) Breast Cancer in 1998. Though she was given 5% odds that she'd live five months beyond her diagnosis, Amy showed immense determination to overcome her disease. After a mastectomy, chemotherapy, and radiation treatments, she was declared to be in remission.
Amy moved to Richland with her family in 2002. She was very fond of the Tri-Cities and could often be seen at Leslie Grove Park walking her Rottweilers and birdwatching. Amy was an avid gardener of regional flowers, fruit, and vegetables, and spent most of her free time outdoors. She volunteered at the Tri-Cities cancer center as a Breast Cancer Support Group leader and in their resource library. She also loved to spend time singing, reading, and playing with her beloved granddaughter, Claire.
Amy's cancer returned in 2007. She refused to let her disease or treatments interfere with her life, and undertook many remodeling and home improvement projects during this time. She battled her illness ceaselessly and stoically for five years, until her death.
Amy is survived by her husband Dennis Pinkerton, her son Colin Pinkerton, twins Emily and Gregory Pinkerton, step-daughters Kristie Wall and Kelli Phillips, granddaughter Claire Pinkerton, her parents Judith and Chris Millson, Jr.; and her brothers Chris and Peter Millson.
Amy is predeceased by her sister Elizabeth Gay Millson.
Remembrance services for Amy will be held in June in Brooklyn, New York and Coronado, California. To honor her memory, please donate to the Tri-Cities Cancer Center, Bryn Mawr College, or adopt from your local ASPCA. To sign the online guestbook, visit www.HillcrestMemorialCenter.com.
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