Thank you Thea for being my friend and coworker at 21st Century.  I will remember you when I watch Hell's Kitchen and try to figure out who will win. You loved that show as I do. RIP now . 🙏

I was the lucky one.  Thea and I were friends for over 35 years.  We met at Cal State Fullerton.  Struggled thru college classes where we finally earned a degree. Thea's was in Public Relations.  I was fortunate enough to know Thea in my fun single years and boy did we have a lot of fun . When I got my dream job, right before I started work, Thea and I took the red eye to Florida and went to Disneyworld.  We got the opportunity to go on a few more fun vacations together.  Thea was a very BOLD person and loved to tell you how to live your life.  But she had good intentions.  The most important thing next to her animals, was her family.  She always talked to me and other friends about her family.  She felt a responsibility to take care of them.  She loved them very much and I am sure they loved her back even when she told them how to live their lives.  Thea was a very loyal friend and you could always count on her in good times and bad.  I will miss her dearly but get comfort in knowing that she is with her mom.   God Bless You, Thea.  

Thea always had a soft heart for fur babies especially dogs when in 2015 she thought of me to adopt Oreo Cookie - my last connection to Thea.  We will miss you dear Thea may you finally Rest In Peace and be reunited with your fur babies and family.  

Although we came from different walks in life and background we first met in 1996 at work at 21st Century Insurance over our common bond and love for our Shih Tzu pets Miracle and Lucky.   Eventually in 1997 our dogs gave us grand babies: Big Boy,  Angel, and Fortune Cookie - may they Rest In Peace over the rainbow bridge.   

Thank you Great Aunt Thea for giving me Puppy. I love him. I love you and I'm going to miss you. Please watch us and protect us.

One of many memories I'd like to share is I was staying a few days to a week with you one year , which me and my sister did all the time , well you decide to take me to the movies and the one we picked was , Benjamin Button . I own that movie now and means so much more than just a movie we watched , I will be bringing buttons with me from my favorite shirt I've had for over a decade, I love you and miss you so much 

July 25th 2015, Aunt Thea made one of my biggest dreams come true. For my birthday, she got me tickets to see The Phantom of the Opera at Pantages theater. I took my youngest brother Andrew with me. It is something i will always be greatful for. We had wonderful seats. Thanks to Aunt Thea.

Christmas eve 2018, A wonderful long lasting memory of my great aunt Thea and my daughter Angel. It was our last visit seeing her. She was so full of life and it was a relief to see she was feeling well. We brought her a homemade picture frame, decorated by Angel with one of her 1st school pictures. At the end of our visit, Aunt Thea walked us outside and played tag with Angel for a few minutes. Angel laughed so hard. As if she had never played tag before. Aunt Thea struggled to pick Angel up of the ground but I could see it in her face, that she was happy. 

OBITUARY

Thea Lee Merl Montgomery

17 October, 1950 – 12 July, 2019

Montecito Memorial Park and Mortuary

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