Teresa Anne Thomas was born on June 15, 1956 in Dallas, Texas. She was the third of eight children born to Anne Marie and Owen Edward Thomas. Teresa attended St. Thomas Aquinas grade school and then graduated from Ursuline Academy in 1974. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the University of Texas at Austin in 1978. She had a rewarding career teaching elementary school students that spanned over forty years.
Teresa is remembered fondly by family and friends for her many acts of kindness and generosity. She took great pleasure in choosing thoughtful gifts for her family. She loved children and spending time reading with her nieces and nephews. Teresa was very strong in her Catholic faith and lived it out on a daily basis.
She is preceded in death by her father, Owen Edward Thomas, and her sister, Mary Anne Thomas. She is survived by her mother, Anne Marie Thomas and siblings: Paul Thomas (Ruth), Ed Thomas, Linda White, Jean Buys (Joel), Jim Thomas (Sarah), and Carolyn Murray (Lee), and sixteen nieces and nephews.
The funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 6306 Kenwood, Dallas, Texas. The Rosary will begin at 11:00 am with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 am. The interment will follow at Calvary Hill Cemetery.
Calvary Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery in Dallas, Texas has charge of arrangements.