Annette M Gettis

September 13, 1949 - September 24, 2019

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of Annette M. Gettis; age 70, of St. Augustine, FL. Annette was born and raised in Forest Park, Georgia. She lived and worked in the Atlanta area as both a Real Estate Broker and an Interior Designer. In 1989 she met the love of her life, Gary E. Gettis and after a 3 year courtship they got married on Valentines Day in 1992. In 1997 her and Gary decided to semi-retire and move to Destin FL. There Annette continued to bless the Real Estate community as a well renounced Interior Designer. She had a remarkable ability to make a house feel like a home yet look as though it should be on the cover of a magazine. At the end of the day her favorite pass time was to enjoy a beautiful sunset with family and a glass of good Scotch! In 2018 her and Gary moved to St. Augustine to be closer to family. Sadly, on September 24th, 2019, 11 days after her 70th birthday, she lost her battle with Cancer. Annette will be deeply missed by her friends and family. She is survived by her mother, Five siblings, her husband Gary, Two children, Six grandchildren and one great grandson due in October. We are thankful for the many years of her presence in our lives but we are also very thankful she is no longer struggling with the complications of her illness. By now she is re-decorating Heaven and advising St. Pete that the Gates of Pearl are “Tacky”! Everything she touched she made beautiful with her Grace and Style. Her wishes were to not have a formal service in her honor. We will at a later date organize a family gathering to celebrate her life. We have however established a fund raiser on her behalf with St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital to help further the advancements in cancer treatments for Children. If you would like to donate in lieu of sending flowers please follow the link below: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/GiftFunds/GiftFunds?px=6159061&pg=personal&fr_id=39300