Obituary of Laura Lea Cantore

Laura Lea Cantore, 49, passed away Thursday, August 12, 2021 at her home in Colorado Springs, Colorado after a valiant, two-year battle with breast cancer. She was born June 7, 1972 to Anita Beatrice MacKinney and William Malcom Cochrane MacKinney in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Laura went to high school at Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School in Brandon, Manitoba and graduated in 1990.A natural musician, singer, and actress, Laura enjoyed performing through her high school years and beyond. While living in Montreal, Quebec, she sang in an established choral society, while mastering the French language. She spent four years in Quebec in several cities as she prepared for a career in tourism, which eventually brought her to Calgary, Alberta and Victoria, British Columbia. After several years, she decided to switch careers and went to Minot, North Dakota and earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Communication Disorders. It was during this time in Minot that she met the love of her life, Matt, a U.S. Air Force Officer. They were married in Minot on August 3, 2002 and began their lives together. Over the next nineteen years, Laura shifted her attention to her family as an exceptional homemaker and mother. Laura and Matt welcomed three cherished children, David, Daniel, and Daphne, and lived in thirteen different homes across California, South Carolina, Virginia, Rhode Island, and Colorado as the Air Force and, later the Space Force, posted them.Laura is survived by her husband, Matthew S. Cantore, originally of Guilderland, New York; her children, David A. Cantore, Daniel W. Cantore, and Daphne E. Cantore; her father, William M. C. MacKinney, of Brandon, Manitoba; her mother, Anita B. MacKinney, of Victoria, British Columbia; her brother, Sean C. MacKinney, of Kanata, Ontario, Canada; and nieces, Emilie and Meghan, of Kanata, Ontario, Canada.The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Pikes Peak Hospice and the United States Space Force for their tremendous support of Laura and her family over the last few years. Funeral Service, 9:00AM, Monday, August 23, 2021, Academy Christian Church, 1635 Old Ranch Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80908.Graveside Service, 11:00AM, Monday, August 23, 2021, U.S. Air Force Academy Cemetery, Air Force Academy, Colorado 80841.Memorial contributions may be made in Laura's memory to the Pikes Peak Hospice Foundation, 2550 Tenderfoot Hill Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80906: pikespeakhospice.org/donate-today/ Events Funeral Service Monday, August 23, 2021 9:00AM Academy Christian Church 1635 Old Ranch Road Colorado Springs, CO 80908 Phone: 719-328-1793 Graveside Monday, August 23, 2021 11:00AM Air Force Academy Cemetery Cemetery Road Air Force Academy, CO 80840 Phone: 719-328-1793