Stephanie Marie Hurley

Second Lieutenant (2LT), Stephanie M. Hurley, 23, 5 of Prospect St., Brookfield, died July 29, 2008 in North Carolina after a sudden illness. She was born in Worcester the daughter of James M. Hurley Jr. & Christine M. (Laporte) Hurley of Brookfield. She is also survived by two sisters; Jennifer Hurley and Kimberly Hurley; a brother James M. Hurley III, a niece Rylie Hurley all of Brookfield; her maternal grandparents Robert Laporte of Brookfield, Corinne Allen and her husband Robert of East Brookfield; her paternal grandparents James Hurley Sr. & Irene Glasier of Brookfield and Joan Hyland & her husband John of Paxton; several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Stephanie was a 2003 graduate of Tantasqua Regional High School and graduated summa cum laude from Norwich University, The Military College of Vermont in 2007. She was a distinguished military graduate and Captain of the woman's Rugby team, while captain of the rugby team they placed first in the Northeast and third in the country at the National Elite 8 Rugby finals in Florida. She was currently a US Army 2nd Lieutenant with the Texas Army National Guard. She loved spending time with family, friends, her dog Mia, horses, skydiving, snowmobiling, rugby, the Red Sox, Patriots and traveling. She will be fondly remembered for the happiness she provided to her family and friends.