Amanda Kay Lucarini, 62, a longtime resident of Hyde Park, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. Born December 11, 1959, in Port Neches, TX, she was the daughter of Mickey and Sue Simmons Powell. A graduate of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, Amanda worked as a secretary for one of the partners of Brown Brothers Harriman & Company, an investment bank in New York City. She retired in 2016 after twenty-seven years with the company. Amanda loved butterflies, hummingbirds, and spending time in her flower garden. She also enjoyed traveling with her husband to Key West, Florida and Carmel, California. She liked to cook, especially with the vegetables her husband grew, and always appreciated a good glass of Pinot Noir. Formerly of Texas, she moved to New York after meeting her husband to be, Dean Lucarini. While working, she split her time between Astoria, Queens and Hyde Park. On January 11, 1991, in the City Hall in New York City, she married Dean M. Lucarini. Her husband survives at home. Other survivors include her brother-in-law, Herb Lavender, of Dallas, TX; two nieces, Sarah McAuliffe (Scott), and Vanessa Kennedy (Josh), both of Austin, TX; nephew, Benjamin Lavender, of San Diego, CA; and two grandnephews, Stuart and Samuel McAuliffe. She is also survived by her husband's extended family and many close friends. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Cynthia Lavender, in 2008. Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 PM, Friday, May 20th at Sweet's Funeral Home, Rte. 9, Hyde Park. A funeral service will be held at 11 AM, Saturday, May 21st at the Funeral Home. Rev. Arlene Dawber will officiate. Burial will follow in the Lawn Crypt Garden at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Amanda's family respectfully requests memorial donations to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley, 195 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY 12520. (www.foodbankofhudsonvalley.org) To send an online condolence, or for directions, please visit Amanda's obituary page at www.sweetsfuneralhome.com.