Cynthia (Szabo) Amato sadly passed away on April 9th, 2024, at the age of 59, after suddenly falling ill. She is preceded in death by her high school sweetheart, best friend and loving husband of 39 years, Paul Amato, as well as her mother and father, Helen Roth and Andy Szabo. Cynthia is survived by her only child and loving daughter Michele Neeld (Eric Neeld), grandsons Paul Neeld and Eric Neeld Jr., granddaughter Brianna Neeld, Brother John Szabo, Cousin Dana Pfeiffer Onativia, Uncle Nick Pfeiffer and her Best Friends Michele Papa and Cathy Moore, as well as many other friends and family from New Jersey and abroad. Cynthia was very outgoing and loved to make people laugh. Cynthia Graduated Piscataway Vo-Tech High School where she obtained her cosmetology license and began her career as a hairdresser. She loved to make people feel better about themselves and did so through hairdressing. Cynthia was passionate about the volunteer firefighters and all of our U.S. military branches. Cynthia was currently going to collage at Southern New Hampshire University to become a psychologist as her dream was to help people with mental illness. She will be missed by all that knew her. Memorial service will be held at her daughters house on May 18th 2024 located at 2494 Spring Vale Rd Jacksonville FL, 32246. In leu of flowers being sent, a donation to your local volunteer fire department to honor her late husband’s career and passion as a fire chief is respectfully requested.