GIZZI, Jean Marie

Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home and Crematory - Lake Havasu City, Arizona - Jean Marie (Campbell) Gizzi passed away on August 25, 2013 near Needles, CA at the age of 74. She was born on March 14, 1939 in Iron Mountain, MI to Clarence and Lorraine (Dupras) Campbell, the oldest of six children. Jean worked as an R.N. in the O.R. at Lake Havasu Medical Center for 29 years, retiring 4 years ago. Every job she worked at wanted her to be the supervisor. She also worked at the V.A. Hospital in Michigan, V.A. Hospital in California and St. Joseph’s Hospital in Ohio. She was an excellent cook, baking Italian Bread twice a week. She was considerate, helpful, responsible, peaceful, loving and got along with everyone. Jean is survived by her loving husband of 54 years David Norman Gizzi of Lake Havasu City, AZ; brothers Raymond Campbell (Bonnie) of Panama City Beach, FL, Douglas Campbell (Lennie) of Hawaii, HI, Gary Campbell (Mary) of Minneapolis, MN, Kevin Campbell of Minneapolis, MN; sister Cheryl Petersen (Harold) of Alpha, MI; sister-in-law Deanne West of Paradise, CA, and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, September 6, 2013 at the Lietz-Fraze Chapel at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers donation can be made in Jean’s name to Hospice of Havasu-Polidori House, P.O. Box 597, Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to Jean’s family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com Arrangements were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home & Crematory. ___________________________________________ Today's News-Herald Death sends message about flooding Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 12:01 am For the second year in a row, flash floods have killed a Lake Havasu City resident, reminding everyone that rain isn’t a simple matter in the desert. The sad tale this time around came from the Needles area, where Sunday rainfall caught the vehicle of 77-year-old Jean Gizzy along U.S. 95. She was found in her vehicle with seat belts still on. Sunday’s rain hit that area a bit harder than our city. That’s the nature of desert storms. It resulted in the closure of U.S. 95 north of Interstate 40 and forced drivers to detour through the Laughlin/Bullhead City area. Even in Bullhead City, roads were closed because of both water and rock-laden debris as the storm’s waters gathered force from the neighboring hillsides. In July 2012, a Lake Havasu City man died after his car became stuck in a flash flood. The dramatic storm caused deep water in the lower-lying areas of the city. In both cases — and the many others reported around the region in recent years — the common denominator is a car and fast-moving water. “Turn around, don’t drown” is the message repeated by highway officials, and there’s very good sense to the admonition. It’s easy to over-estimate the ability of a car weighing a couple of tons to plough through water seemingly only a few inches deep. But the water can be very forceful, its depth misleading, or it can be rising very rapidly. Rainfall at the time can be light or nonexistent. Flashfloods usually develop from heavy rain in higher elevations, developing strength as gravity pulls them downhill. Obviously, the results can be deadly. A bad outcome isn’t a fluke. And that message shouldn’t be lost on anyone driving area roads when rain is anywhere in the vicinity.