Debra Joswick DeNigro Texas ? Utica Debra A. Joswick DeNigro, 49, of Ballinger, Texas, formerly of Utica, wife of Richard DeNigro, daughter of Stephen and Barbara Joswick, passed away Thursday, February 21, 2008 at Medical City Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Debra was born in Utica on December 4, 1958, the daughter of Stephen and Barbara (Barth) Joswick. She was raised and educated locally, graduating from Utica Free Academy and going on to attend Utica School of Commerce. On March 31, 1978, Debra married Richard DeNigro. She worked in the Utica School System as a Special Education Teachers Assistant. Later, Debra and her family moved to Ballinger, Texas. She was of the Presbyterian faith. Debra is survived by her husband, Richard DeNigro, Texas; two sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Carolyn DeNigro, Georgia, Patrick and Jessica DeNigro, California; three grandchildren, Jeffrey, Matthew, and Kalie Reanne; her parents, Stephen and Barbara Joswick, Whitesboro; her maternal grandmother, Beatrice Barth White, New Hartford; her paternal grandmother, Evelyn Arlotto, Whitesboro; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Shari and Ken Shobe, Georgia, and Vicki and Tom Borgia, Georgia. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. A Memorial Service will be held for Debra on Friday, June 27, 2008 at 12:00 noon at Childs Chapel at Forest Hill Cemetery, Utica with Pastor Mary Lynn Gras presiding. Those wishing may donate to the Shriners Transportation Fund in Debra's memory. Arrangements are entrusted to the Heintz Funeral Home, 1517 Whitesboro St., Utica, NY.