Chrysoula Anixiadis-Cutrone - Site Memorial Online

Mrs. Cutrone was a dear family friend that I had the pleasure of knowing through my little sister, Kathleen. I had terrible experiences with dentists in the past, so Mrs. Cutrone cheerfully let me come to her as a teenager, even though from age 15 to 18 I could barely fit in the children's chairs. I was so shy at the time, and I remember how much her conversations put me at ease unlike anyone else. She had a genuine love of people that made her interactions very special. Once during a teeth cleaning session, I mentioned I was learning how to drive, and she immediately insisted that I practice with an old car they had, since my family only had a minivan. She was always so giving and so kind, and she will be greatly missed. Her love has touched my family very strongly, and she will always be remembered fondly. 

When they were still in California, we would carpool with the Cutrones to and from school. In the fall, Samantha would have to go to golf practice, but Mrs. Cutrone would still drive all the way out to take me home. And I remember that during these times, Mrs. Cutrone would always treat me like I was her own daughter, so much so that I didn’t feel uncomfortable. She would ask me how school was, if I wanted something to drink or eat, or if I’d done anything interesting lately. And then she’d ask about my family, about how my older sister was faring at Stanford or how my parents were doing.

In turn, she’d share everything about herself, what she thought, what she’d been up to, to the point where I found myself sharing in a similar manner. She made her relationships deeply personal. To me, she was like a second mother, and she will be greatly missed. 

My son, husband and I went to visit Chrys on June 28th of this year.  I had texted her several times the month before to say that we would be coming to visit her when we moved our son to Philadelphia.  She would text about other things, but wouldn't ackowlege that we were coming out to visit her.
I was so worried about her.  Finally, I texted her to say that we were on our way and to be ready to have company take her to lunch.  She texted back saying she couldn't believe that we were really coming up to see her. 
She was as happy to see us as we were to see her.  She let us know the latest in her health news and how she had a "lot of life" in her and would fight as long as she could.  She talked about taking Samantha on college trips and plans for the future.  We laughed about stories we shared of when we practiced together and all the people that came and went in our lives.  She was so excited when my son set up Skype on her computer so that she could use it to talk to Sam and little John while they were in San Diego.
We drove to the harbor, had lunch, walked until she was tired and then hung out at her favorite ice cream place.  We all had many laughs and a good visit.  She gave my son a very generous college graduation gift.  Little did I know that that would be the last time that I would see her. 
Am grateful for the time we shared in practice together and our friendship through the years.  We would sometimes "fight" like sisters, and she would say something funny or imitate me to make me laugh and we'd forget what we were mad about.  She always saw the posiitive in all things.  She was a very fine pediatric dentist, loving mother, daughter, sister, wife and friend to so many.   Will miss our long talks getting caught up every few months over the years; her texts this year, my ritual of calling her on my way to or from work and leaving messages. Good bye, dear friend - I love you!

 Dr. Cutrone was our dentist for several years and I am so sorry for your family's loss. My son was very afraid of going to the dentist because of an experience at a previous dentist. She was always able to calm him down with her gentle voice, a joke, or a smile. I know that he was a difficult patient, but she always greeted us with a smile  and made us feel so calm. He never cried once or tried to "escape" her office as he had done before. My heart is heavy today because I know that she was a loving mother( she spoke of her children often) and must have been a bright light to so many. God Bless you all., Kathleen Murphy and family

I am deeply saddened to learn of Dr. Cutrone's passing.  She was my two son's first dentist when they were 3 and 5. She was remarkable with children and I was devastated at first when she left Irvine to open her practice in south OC.  I especially recall how gentle and kind she was to my son, Ryan, when at 6 years old he broke his permanent front tooth by falling off his Razor scooter.  Dr. Cutrone simply walked into the room and said hello and miraculously my son immediately stopped crying.  My sons' are now 15 and 17 and are still patients at the place we first met her.  Although I have not seen her in years, I know that I will forever remember her.

Peggie Winters
Ryan & Christopher Winters