A celebration of Melissa’s life will be held with a visitation on Saturday, June 6, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083.
Melissa was born on July 19, 1971 to Octavio V. Lorenzo and Mary Kay (Duff) Lorenzo in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduating high school, Melissa continued her schooling creating for herself a career in education as a first-grade teacher at Scott Elementary. Melissa completed her master’s degree in Education at Webster University. On June 8, 1996, she was joined in marriage with her husband, Chris Meier. Melissa was a member of the National Education Association and loved quilting. In life she loved her animals, adopting many from Wayside Waifs in Kansas City. She loved spending time with her dog, Gizzy and her cat, Wanda.
Melissa leaves behind her loving husband of twenty-four years, Chris Meier; parents, Octavio and Mary Kay Lorenzo; sister Victoria Clymore (Jeffrey); brother in law, Marc Meier (Amanda); mother and father in law, Marlene and Wilhelm Meier; and seven nieces and nephews, Alexander and Ryan Clymore, Ayla, Carsten, Niklas, Bastian, and Matilda Meier.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Wayside Waifs, 3901 Martha Truman Rd., Kansas City, Missouri 64137 or HELP Humane, 17122 Bel-Ray Place, Belton, MO 64012.
