Diane Elizabeth Ulch, 44, passed away on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, in Longwood at the home of her parents. She was born in Great Lakes, Lake County, Illinois on May 17, 1971 to George and Alice Deegan Ulch. Diane attended Park Maitland School and graduated from Trinity Preparatory School in 1989. She attended the University of Florida, Florida State, and graduated from American InterContinental University in Atlanta in 1999 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She lived in Atlanta for several years and then moved to New York City in 2002, where she was an account executive for a jewelry firm. After the diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor in July 2009 she lived in New York until August 2013 when she moved to Florida. In addition to her parents, Diane is survived by one sister Mary Lynn, of Morgantown, West Virginia, and a brother Patrick, his wife Kerrie, and a niece Kenzie of Portland, Oregon. A funeral wake will be held at the Degusipe Funeral Home (9001 N. Orlando Avenue, Maitland, Florida) from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, August 21, 2015. Her wonderful spirit, joy, and courage will be celebrated at a Funeral Mass at the Annunciation Catholic Church at 1020 Montgomery Rd, Altamonte Springs, FL on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at 10 am with the Very Rev. Stephen D. Parkes officiating. Burial will follow at the Highland Memory Gardens, Apopka, Florida, 3329 East Semoran Blvd. (Hwy 436), Apopka, FL. In lieu of flowers the family suggests, should you desire, a memorial contribution to WVU School of Medicine Diane Ulch Brain Cancer Research Fund (WVU Foundation, P.O. Box 1650, Morgantown, WV 26507-1650)