Theresa Perry was born on February 25, 1949 to John & Josephine Liszewski in New York City. She was one of 8 siblings. She graduated high school and married Peter Perry on July 4, 1970. Their first born son, Christopher, was born on November 20, 1972. After moving to Long Island their second son, Scott, was born on August 13, 1977. The Perry family moved to Amityville in 1980 and it was there where she remained for the rest of her life.
Theresa began working for the Amityville School District in 1984 and moved up to secretary as well as President of the secretaries union. She retired in 2018.
Theresa’s life and love centered around family both close and extended, by blood or by friendship. She opened the doors of her home to any and all who wished to come in and always treated them as if they were blood relatives. Her infectious laughter and sense of humor are remembered far and wide. Her love of cooking, which she termed “my form of therapy” was well regarded among family and friends. Her love of Christmas was memorable as she would often have her home filled with food and the door kept wide open until the late hours of the night for anyone to come by for some food and holiday cheer. She loved reading her Kindle which housed thousands of books, listening to her oldies music, watching John Wayne westerns and cheesy horror movies.
Theresa was preceded in death by her parents, her sisters Jeanette, Lillian and Irene, her brothers Walter and Edward and her nephew Jonathan. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Peter, her sons Christopher and Scott, her daughter-in-law Laurie, her brothers John and Theodore, her sister-in-law Linda, and many nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family and friends.
Family and friends will gather at the funeral home for visitation on Monday, September 14th, from 2:00 - 4:30 and 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Martin of Tours R.C. Church in Amityville on Tuesday, September 15th at 9:30 p.m. Cremation is private.
PANDEMIC REQUIREMENTS: Due to mandate by the Governors' Office during this Pandemic, the number of visitors is limited inside the building. Entrance to the funeral home is in the rear of the building only. The number of people admitted will be monitored by the issuance of tickets. MASKS and Social Distancing is required and will be enforced. If you have traveled into New York from any of the current 'Restricted States' in the past 14 days, you are not permitted into the funeral home. If you are ill, you are not permitted inside the funeral home.
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