Trina Marie Vecchiolla

Trina Marie Vecchiolla, 56, of Columbia and Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2011.  The relatives and friends of Trina Vecchiolla are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, May 20, 2011 in Christ Our King Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. Prayers of Final Commendation and Farewell will be conducted at a later date in Gastonia, NC. The family will receive friends at J. HENRY STUHR MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL on Thursday, May 19, 2011 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. 

Trina was born on March 8, 1955 in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, daughter of Norma Wilson Vecchiolla and the late Arthur J. Vecchiolla.  Trina served as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Department of Nursing Research Practice and Clinical Education at Providence Hospitals in Columbia, South Carolina. In this position her responsibilities include staff education, consultation, entry level leadership development, change process, committee leadership, and clinical newsletter editor.  She was a contributor to a 2007-2011 HRSA Nurse Practice Education and Retention grant award to Providence Hospitals.  Ms. Vecchiolla has over 30 years of combined experience in acute Medical Surgical, Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Nursing.  She has served as a Director of Patient Care Services, a Clinical Nurse Specialist, Clinician and Educator.  She has been an active member of both Sigma Theta Tau and the National Association of Orthopaedic Nursing and has served as a chapter officer in both organizations.  Trina was honored in 2005 as a South Carolina Palmetto Gold Recipient.  Ms. Vecchiolla earned both her Master of Science and Bachelor of Science Degrees from the University of Virginia School of Nursing in Charlottesville, Virginia.  She is Board Certified in Nursing Professional Development and an Orthopaedic Nurse Certified. In 2009 she returned to Richland-Palmetto Hospital until she became ill; while there she was a Clinical Nurse Specialist.

She is survived by her mother, Norma Vecchiolla of Mt. Pleasant, SC; one sister, Debbie Vecchiolla Seldon and her husband, Stephen, of Richmond, VA; two brothers, Michael Vecchiolla and his wife, Heather, of Mt. Pleasant, SC and Jimmy Vecchiolla, of Mt. Pleasant, SC; six nieces, and nephews, Brad Seldon, Timmy Seldon, Ashley Seldon, Alex Vecchiolla, Jacob Vecchiolla and Nicholas Vecchiolla. She was preceded in death by her father, Arthur J. Vecchiolla. 

The family extends its heartfelt thanks to Dr. Babcock, Susan Gossett, Dr. Dial, Dr. Toussaint, Dr. Dan Westerkam, and the entire Health South of Columbia Rehab team. Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the University of Virginia School of Nursing, P.O. Box 800782, Charlottesville, VA  22908-0782, or St. Peter's Catholic Church and School, P.O. Box 1896, Columbia, SC  29202 or Christ Our King Catholic Church, 1122 Russell Drive, Mt. Pleasant, SC  29464 or Hospice of Charleston Foundation, 676 Wando Park Blvd., Mt. Pleasant, SC  29464.