Tara Troy Gambardella, age 32, and her unborn son, passed away on Monday October 31, 2011 at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington. Tara, a Fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation in White Plains, New York was born in Long Island, New York beloved daughter of Robert J. Troy of New Jersey and Carol Szetela Troy of Oxford. Tara was a graduate of West Windsor Plainsboro High School in New Jersey and was a 2001 graduate of the University of Hartford, where she was a member of the Phi Mu Sorority. She has been involved in non-profit fund raising for over twelve years. Survivors in addition to her parents include her beloved husband and best friend Craig Gambardella, her "Big Sister" Denise Szetela of CA, her mother and father in-law Albert and Daria Gambardella, sister-in-law Carissa Gambardella all of North Haven, and several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Tara loved to laugh and her greatest joy was bringing happiness to her family and friends. Her face was always lit with a big smile, which was matched by her optimism and warmth. She enjoyed entertaining, theater, trivia, cooking, reading and was willing to take on any opponent in a board game. Tara was compassionate, creative, funny, and had an amazing capacity to give and receive love. Friends may greet her family on Friday November 4th from 4-7 p.m. in the Adzima Funeral Home 50 Paradise Green Place Stratford. A graveside service will take place on Saturday November 5, 2011 at 11 a.m. in St. John's Cemetery 2610 Nichols Avenue Stratford. Followed by a gathering at the Oronoque Country Club 385 Oronoque Lane Stratford, CT. In lieu of flowers those desiring may make donations to the University of Connecticut Foundation Inc.10 Talcott Notch Road, Suite 100 Farmington, CT. 06032 (for the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center). .