Corinne C. Sciarappa

Corinne Cecilia Sciarappa, age 18, of Westborough, Massachusetts left this world on Sunday, June 2, 2019 with her loving family at her side, after a 4+ year battle with Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma.

Corinne was born and raised in Westborough and was a 2019 graduate of Westborough High School (WHS). She was passionate about music, science and social justice; and was a lover of all animals. As a Girl Scout for 14 years she earned the Silver Award, and was as close to a professional cookie seller as one could be. Corinne enjoyed participating in theatre productions from an early age and particularly loved her role as the Scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz in 2013. A talented oboist since grade 5, Corinne also played the flute in the WHS Ranger Marching Band as well as other varied instruments including the ukulele which she picked up, and then mastered, as a new patient at the Jimmy Fund Clinic. At WHS, she participated in the Gender and Sexuality Acceptance club and was a recipient of the MetroWest Diversity Award for her efforts to promote equality and inclusion at WHS. Corinne also received the national Emperor Science Award for her essay on cancer research, which drew on her own experience as a patient. The award led to an internship at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the summer of 2018. There she worked in the lab and was a valued member of the research team. Her Make A Wish trip in July of 2018 centered on a visit to the NASA facility in Mountain View, California, which included piloting an aircraft using a flight simulator. She had been accepted at Northeastern University and planned to major in cell and molecular biology. Corinne was a kind and loving person who will be missed immeasurably by her family and friends.

Corinne is survived by her parents, Ken and Pauline Sciarappa, and her brother, Luke; her maternal grandmother, Jean M. Sciarappa; many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. She also leaves behind her beloved cat, Mira.

The family is grateful for the love and care Corinne received from the staff of the Jimmy Fund Clinic at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and at Boston Children’s Hospital, as well as the support they received from the community during Corinne’s illness.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Life on Tuesday, June18, 2019 at 6:00 pm at the First Unitarian Church, located at 90 Main Street in downtown Worcester.

To leave a note of condolence for Corinne’s family, please visit the Pickering & Son Westborough Funeral Home website at https://www.westboroughfuneralhome.com or visit the Sciarappa’s PostHope site at https://posthope.org/corinne-sciarappa

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Corinne's memory to the 2019 Sciarappa Strong Jimmy Fund Walk Team. The walk team is directing all donations specifically to support Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. You can make a donation by visiting http://danafarber.jimmyfund.org/goto/sciarappastrong or by mailing a check to Jimmy Fund Walk, Attn: Stephanie Dolliver, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA 02445.