DUNEDIN, FLA. - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, May 25, 2015, at 11 a.m., at St. Charles Borromeo Church, Boardman, for Christina Marie DeSantis, 30, who died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in London.

Christina was born May 5, 1985, in Orlando, Fla., the daughter of Ronald and Karen Rogers DeSantis.

She graduated in 2003 from Dunedin High School and received her Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude in 2007, and her Master of Arts degree in 2010, both from Florida State University. She was a member of Delta Zeta sorority. Christina was most recently employed as a financial consultant for KPMG in Charlotte, N.C.

In addition to her parents of Dunedin, Christina leaves her fiance’, Stephan Pasiewicz of London; her brother and sister-in-law, U.S. Congressman Ron DeSantis and Casey Black DeSantis of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; her grandmother, Viola DeSantis of Aliquippa, Pa.; her aunt, Sister Regina Rogers OSU of Boardman; and her uncles, Daniel (Cheryl) DeSantis and James DeSantis of Aliquippa, Steven Matune of Sandusky, and the Rev. Philip Rogers, pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Boardman. She also leaves behind many cousins and numerous friends across the country.

Christina was preceded in death by her grandfather, Daniel DeSantis; her grandparents, Philip and Carolyn (Delisio) Rogers; her aunt, Maggie Matune; and her uncle, Mark Rogers.

Visitation will take place from 10 to 11 a.m., Monday, at St. Charles Church.

Interment will take place in Dunedin.

Contributions may be made to an educational scholarship fund in Christina’s name at gofundme.com/ChristinaDeSantis.

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In Memory of Christina DeSantis

Words cannot begin to describe our sadness by the sudden and unexpected loss of our beloved Christina. It is hard to fathom how someone who was so happy and full of life could suddenly be taken from us. Christina was educated, driven and very successful in her chosen field. She made her family and friends extremely proud.

We are so blessed that she found her true love, Stephan, more than a year ago. They were engaged and set to be married soon. He was truly everything to her and her to him. Stephan was with her until the very end, holding her hand as she passed in peace. While we may never comprehend why this happened, we can take peace in knowing that she was truly in love, happy and excited for the next chapter in her life.

For those who knew Christina, you undoubtedly bared witness to her insatiable passion for the Florida State Seminoles. As a graduate of their undergrad and master's programs in economics, Christina came to know and love Florida State, especially their football team. Few knew more about the F.S.U. football program than Christina and few showed more Seminole pride. For this reason, we have decided to set up a scholarship to Florida State in her name. We pray that with this scholarship a new student will be able to have the same opportunities as Christina (though we challenge them to be a bigger fan.)

Christina, we love you and miss you. We are all better people for knowing you and we will never, ever, forget your beautiful face, bubbly personality, incredible memory, intelligence and your Seminole pride.

Rest in peace, Christina, we love you.