Anna Marie was born in Provo, Utah, on February 13, 1959, to Carl and Maria Marchesi, who immigrated from Trieste, Italy, after World War II and made their home in Provo. She attended St. Francis of Assisi School from kindergarten through sixth grade, where–it is rumored–she regularly found herself in “good trouble” with the nuns. She went on to attend Farrer Junior High and Provo High School, graduating in 1977.

Anna Marie began her higher education at Utah State University before transferring to San Diego State University, where she proudly earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing. Early in her career, she served in Utah Governor Scott Matheson’s office in Constituent Services, reflecting a lifelong passion for civic engagement and public affairs.

She went on to build a long and distinguished career in the building industry in Southern California. Anna Marie was widely admired for her expertise in new business development, marketing, sales, and management, working with interior design firms and real estate builder-developers in both California and Europe. She was a respected leader within the Building Industry Association and its Sales and Marketing Council, where she earned a Life Director designation and served on the Board of Directors.

A colleague once reflected that Anna Marie was known as the “girl” who loved to laugh, but that her other side was deeply intellectual and well-read–a woman who followed current events closely.

As a child, Anna Marie loved gymnastics and ballet, but her first and lasting love was skiing at her “happy place,” Sundance, Utah. She traveled often to Mexico with friends for fun and frivolity and cherished frequent trips to her beloved Italy. She delighted in planning those journeys and often brought friends along, eager to introduce them to the country she held so close to her heart.

Anna Marie lit up every room she entered. She was filled with laughter, warmth, and an unmistakable joie de vivre that drew people to her and stayed with them long after she left.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Maria Marchesi, and is survived by her brothers, George, Jim (Jill) and John, 6 nieces and nephews, Ryan, Brittany, Stephen, Emily, Paul and Shantel and 9 great nieces and nephews.

Anna Marie, you will be deeply missed. You were taken far too soon from those who adore and love you.

Rest in power, dear.

Ciao Bella.