After a brief and devastating illness, on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at Tampa General Hospital, Florida. Predeceased by her parents Petras (d. 1986) and Birute (nee Kuzminskaite; d. 1997) Januska. Wife of Saulius Simoliunas of Detroit. Sister of Arunas (Nancy) Januska and Ruth Steffes (McGhee). Aunt to Michael (Laurie) Januska; Julie (Mark) Vickers; Dawn McGhee; Robert (Sue) McGhee; and Mary Steffes. Great Aunt of Charlotte Januska; Geoffrey and Abbey Vickers; David, Julie and Steven McGhee. Windsor born, Betty graduated from Kennedy Collegiate. She went on to earn her degree in Pharmacology at the University of Toronto (1980) beginning her career at Sick Children's Hospital. She returned to Windsor to manage several Big V Pharmacies and continue her studies at the University of Windsor earning her MBA. She then obtained a Masters in Library Sciences from Wayne State University. She worked for several years (1998 – 2006) as a manager at Pfizer (Park-Davis) Pharmaceutical before becoming a clinical pharmacist at Tampa General. Throughout Betty's career and in the area of medical research, led her to be published in medical journals, contributing her knowledge by contributing to scientific journals and presenting papers at scientific convocations. Betty will be remembered for her dedication in the field she loved so much, for her keen sense of humour, passion for her Lithuanian heritage, and well-informed movie recommendations. It's also widely acknowledged that in her youth she played a mean accordion. A sun-worshiper, she found her paradise in Florida. She will be greatly missed by family, loved-ones and colleagues. Betty will be joining her parents in burial at St John's Lithuanian Cemetery in Mississauga.