Theresa Ann Hayden

Theresa Ann Hayden, 71, passed away on May 19th, 2022. She was born on September 1,1950 in Wyandotte, Michigan to Leo and Lamana Matous. Theresa graduated from Ball High School in 1968. She then went on to train to become an X-Ray Technician at The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, where she met Carlos Keith Hayden Jr. They were married on June 17, 1972 at Moody Methodist. Upon the completion of her training, she worked at a private clinic as an X-Ray Technician. After the birth of their first son, she worked to run the family household.

During their time in Galveston, Theresa enjoyed volunteering within the community and was particularly proud to give tours at the historic Ashton Villa as a volunteer docent. She also loved traveling. She went on multiple cruises with an old friend as well as chaperoned school trips to Europe. Every summer, she and Keith would load up the family van and leave for several weeks. Their road trips would take them all across the country visiting many National Parks, with Yellowstone National Park being the favorite and most visited. Theresa spent time journaling the family's adventures and was diligent to include some of the details in her lengthy family newsletters. While she was very good at documenting the many memories, she was not very good when it came to navigation. After several wrong turns while Keith slept, she was asked to hand over the Rand McNaly roadmap to her eldest son.

In her spare time, between getting her children to their various activities ranging from dance to soccer to scouts, she loved studying genealogy. She worked hard and was very proud to be a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. In her younger years, Theresa also enjoyed tennis, until she was forced to stop playing due to an injury. She and Keith quickly learned that it was better for their marriage if they did not play doubles together, as they were both very competitive! Theresa spent the last 15 years attending various Bible Studies at her church, St. Barnabas United Methodist Church. She loved to share scriptures and things she learned from these studies with her friends and family. She also had a habit (much to Keith's chagrin) of collecting stray animals. Many cats and dogs enjoyed a good life because she took them in and loved them well.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Leo Matous and Lamana Larkin.

She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, Dr. Carlos Keith Hayden, Jr.; her children Robert Hayden, Shannon Cooper, Christina Wright, James Hayden, and Heather Davrados; and her 8 grandchildren Abigail Cooper, Anna Cooper, Lucy Cooper, Benjamin Hayden, Samuel Hayden, and Oliver Davrados.

Serving as pallbearers are Robert Hayden, James Hayden, Ran Blumberg, David Cooper, John Davrados and James Wright.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ForestParkEast-FHC.com for the Hayden family.