Theresa Leh Waymire Dunn

We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, daughter, cousin and friend Terri. She is survived by her husband of 15 years, Matthew Dunn, and their four children, Katherine, Luke, Beatrice and John, as well as her parents, Tom and Ginger Waymire, her sister, Sarah Sato, and her brother, Randy Waymire.

Terri attended Colorado Academy’s Integrated Day Program for grades K-2 for two years before moving on to St. Anne’s Episcopal School. George Washington High School International Baccalaureate Program followed, where she was inducted into the National Honor Society. Terri was a member of Westernaires in Golden, Colorado, for nine years, becoming a member of their Precisionettes, Harness Team, Red Chariots, Belle Star Whippers, Liberty, and their elite Red Rangers.

She loved skiing, climbing, fencing, horseback riding, drama and music. Her artwork won first place in SSIP, the Space Science Involvement Program, Interplanetary Art Competition in Colorado. Terri graduated from Vassar College in 2002. She was captain of Vassar’s Epee Team, traveling to the Netherlands to compete. She studied law at CU-Boulder, graduating in 2005. She practiced law for years before deciding to stay home to raise her children.

Terri loved to travel. She taught English in Bilbao, Spain, studied abroad in New Zealand, traveled to Israel with a study group, toured Sweden and Great Britain with her church choir, went to Nicaragua for a service project and spent time in Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Iceland, Italy, France and Mexico. She climbed most of the Colorado Fourteeners and enjoyed backcountry skiing all across Colorado. She also participated in several triathlons, 5K’s and endurance races.

After a two-year battle with Stage 4 metastatic cancer of unknown origin, she died peacefully at home with her family around her. She was a bright light in the lives of everyone who knew her and will be greatly missed. We will hold her in our hearts forever.