She graduated from Holmes High School in San Antonio, TX in 1981 and Trinity University in 1985. She was an Elder of Divine Redeemer Presbyterian Church of San Antonio.
In her professional life she worked for a number of companies as VP and CFO, including Coca Cola International, Hearst-Argyle, and at MPV in San Antonio. Teresa recently left her professional life to be a full time wife and mother.
Preceded in death by her mother Karen O. Lopez, she is survived by her husband, Mark Murray; daughter, Sydney Francisca Murray; father, the Rev. Carlos A. Lopez and his wife, the Rev. Sally Johnson; mother-in-law, Billie Murray and her aunt-in-law, Jane Springer; sister, Alicia Lopez-Wait and her husband Julian; brother, Danny Lopez and his wife Anne; and many loving nieces, nephews and friends.