Luana Lea Terry

On November 1, 2026, Luana Lea Terry, 77, of Melbourne, Florida, went to be with our Lord. She was a deeply cherished mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. Luana is survived by her son, Shannon and Wendy Terry, her daughter Stephanie Terry, two granddaughters Hannah Terry and Anika Terry, her sister Leilani Dagley, her sister-in-law Michelle Beerman, as well as a wide circle of family and friends who will forever treasure her memory. Luana was preceded in death by her husband Paul Terry, her father George Shuck, her mother Florence (Rice) Shuck, and her brothers Lani and Tauni Shuck.

Luana (Shuck) Terry was born in Bethesda, MD on January 10, 1949, and soon after moved to Florida where she would live her life in sunny Cocoa Beach, FL. In her teen years living on Boca Ciega Rd., Luana loved to dance and spend her days at the beach where she and her friends/classmates would surf all day if they could. She was known to have won a few women’s surfing competitions in her time. As a loving sister, she had the responsibility for her brothers upbringing while her father worked on the Apollo Space Program and Skylab and as her mother owned and ran a Hawaiian retail outlet store in Cocoa Beach.

In 1966, Luana was the second class to graduate from the newly built Cocoa Beach High School. From there she would head to the University of South Florida (USF) to earn her degree in Elementary School Education. After moving back from USF, she began her 30-year career teaching in Brevard County. She spent much of her career shaping young minds at Sabal Elementary School and building a reputation as a cornerstone educator in mathematics as a part of the school’s dedicated and passionate instructional staff. One of the things Luana cherished most was her friendships with her fellow teachers and how closely they worked, shopped, dined, bowled, and strongly supported each other outside the classroom. To her, her students were everything and she strived to make sure that when they moved on from her class, they were better not only in their education, but as a person as well. She loved and remembered every single child.

At home, Luana was a loving wife and mother who always wanted to see her children succeed in everything they did; from being well-mannered with good morals, well-educated, and great in any activity they did, to becoming wonderful parents of their own carrying on her life-lessons to her granddaughters. Luana had a heart for the west and exploring her American Indian heritage. She enjoyed traveling to see the Rocky Mountains and all the National Parks our great nation has to offer. One of her absolute favorite times was being able to spend Christmas in Colorado with her husband, kids, and two brothers who were living there at the time.

After the passing of her husband and shortly after retirement from Sabal Elementary, Luana became stricken with encephalitis causing acute brain injury in 2011. By the grace of our Lord together with her strength and determination, Luana battled a long road of recovery and got to the point of being able to provide and take care of herself once again. During this phase of life, she began to create wonderful hobbies for herself. She thoroughly enjoyed making crafts and decorating her entire house for each and every holiday and was excited to share these moments with her family and friends who would come to visit from time to time. Luana had such a giving heart and always made people feel welcomed in her home. You would never leave her house without something in your hand, and she was always excited to hear how you were enjoying whatever it was she gave you as it brought joy to her knowing it brought joy to you.

Although our hearts ache with her departure, we find comfort knowing she is completely healed and restored in our Lord Jesus Christ. We will forever cherish the memories we shared and the life-long lessons she instilled in us as a mother, a teacher, and a true friend. Luana leaves behind a legacy of love and kindness and the reminder to share joy with others and embrace life with all your passions. Her spirit lives on with the Lord, and we will surely see her again one day.

Services for Luana will be held at the Florida Memorial Gardens Cemetery on November 12, 2026, at 10:00AM EST. The site for services will be in the Old Masonic section located near the road that runs along the backside of the cemetery. Afterwards, the family will be celebrating the life of Luana at Grills Riverside Seafood Deck and Tiki Bar Restaurant for anyone who would like to join, food and drinks will be pay-as-you-go.

If you would like to send flowers, please visit Carousel Florists and have them delivered to the Life Event Center at Florida Memorial Gardens. Or, if you would like to leave a donation, we are currently collecting donations for the Brevard Schools Foundation and Brevard Christian Church Adoption and Foster Care Programs in Luana Terry’s name. Please use this GoFundMe page to donate.

A Funeral Service will be held at Florida Memorial Gardens, 5950 US-1, Rockledge, FL 32955, US, on November 12, 2026, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am.