Mary "Lucinda" Signaigo

Lucinda Signaigo passed away on December 8th 2024.  She was in her home and under the care of her children, Robert Banuelos, and home health providers.  She had what we believe to be Lewy Body Disease.  

Lucinda is survived by her children: Jon-Michael Signaigo, Amanda Owens (son in law Matthew Owens), her grandchildren: Madalynn Owens and Ryan Owens, her sister Lisa Miller, and the many ‘extra’ children she welcomed into her home over the years, she loved you all dearly.

Lucinda grew up in the St. Louis area where she met and married Thomas Signaigo, they later moved to Camdenton together and raised their children.  The stark contrast of St. Louis to The Lake left them with one in particular issue requiring resolution…soccer…there was no soccer at The Lake.  Lucinda was one of the founding members of what was initially the Camden County Soccer League which later became the Lake of the Ozarks Soccer Association.  She later became president of the organization and went on to serve as a Central District Commissioner for the state association. The years she spent coaching, inspiring, planning, and working within the soccer organizations were some of her best years.  She never tired of the moments where she saw her players' hard work come to fruition with a success on the field or in life. 

Lucinda was also an avid writer, pen and paper were never far from her, whether she was writing musings of her inner conscious thoughts, or constructing inspiring columns for the Show Me Missouri Magazine, she was always thinking about how to take the hardships of life and spin them into soul filling, character building opportunities for those around her. --"Only when we again reached the riverbank did I relax.  The weight of the world finally lifted.  It dawned on me then that a lot of what we think is so important really isn't.  It's destined to become rubble.  There are important things, things that will continue to flow always, just like the river.  I suppose the trick is learning which is which, and putting our energies into the ones with life.  Each precious discovery we make will lead to another, so we can't give up.  Fortunately, the clues for these insights are here for the taking.  After all, this is Missouri" [SHOW-ME MISSOURI  FALL 2024]

After many years of calling The Lake home, Lucinda moved to Columbia to help Amanda begin her journey at Tiger Chiropractic.  She was with us for 15 years before her illness made it necessary to retire.  She inspired comfort, familiarity, and confidence in our community of patients.  She delighted in knowing the joys of their life, and mourned their losses.  She found ways to hold Ryan as a baby, answer the phone, check out a patient, and load rooms all at the same time, it was a marvel to witness.  Our patients still speak of how much they valued her in our practice. 

She loved being a mom, she was our number one fan, and she never waivered in her confidence of our abilities. I remember asking her when I was younger, how she knew what to do as a mom, she said “I didn't know anything about having kids…but I knew about raising puppies, so that's what I do, I raise you like puppies.”  I think this is one reason she was so welcoming of our friends into her home.   Sometimes a litter is bigger than others, and she loved them all like they were her own.  

In 2003 Lucinda experienced the life transforming gift of being a grandma--Madalynn 3 years old at the time--met Lucinda and there was an instant connection.  Maddie promptly renamed my mom as “Simba” a title she wore with pride for the remainder of her days.  Her joy at choosing the right gift, showering kisses, dominating tickle wars, dyeing Easter eggs, wrapping Santa gifts, knocking out baby teeth with gigantic hugs, sewing blankets, nursing fevers, attending ceremonies and graduations was palpable.  She told me once “I had no idea it [being a grandma] would be like this.  I want to be here for every second, I want to set up a tent in the back yard, and never miss a thing.”  Ryan and Maddie, I hope you both know you brought a deeper enjoyment to her life than I had ever seen before. 

Over the years the complications of her illness were masked by what seemed like personal choices at the time.  She isolated herself from others, she became less interested in the people and world around her.  I mention this here because, if you had a connection with my mom that drifted away, I would want you to know that I think she held your love close to her heart, and in the wisest part of herself, she remembered how important you were to her.  She missed you and would thank you for loving her, and for understanding her absence over these years. 

“As creators, we sometimes waste precious energy building extremely sturdy cages for ourselves, but the melting of our doldrums cannot be accomplished unless we break free.  Just a touch of whimsy is powerful enough to pry open the gate.  Then the people, places and things we inherently seek will be within easy reach.” [SHOW-ME MISSOURI SUMMER 2013]

Looking down from heaven, we are all in easy reach of her now.  I appreciate all the love and support given to my family in these hard months, we have been grateful to be counted in your thoughts and prayers.  

XOXO

-Amanda 

In place of flowers, please consider a donation to LOSA soccer club:

LOSA

PO BOX 661

Linn Creek MO 65052.  

If you would like to join us for her memorial service please let us know, so we can prepare for everyone attending.  Thank you. 

May 16th, 2025

Memorial Service and Luncheon at The Journey West County

625 Meramec Station Road

Manchester MO 63021