Growing up, my mom was way more of a disciplinarian than Teresa. Teresa was who we all (including my kids) went to when they needed something. Not that my mom wouldn't have given them anything (or me) she was much stricter.
However, Teresa had a really fun side. She loved to have a couple of beers. I remember a story that our friend, Paula, told about bringing a friend to meet my mom and Teresa. Her friend remarked after they left that she was so tickled by the two of them. One was sitting in her chair with a rosary in one hand and a beer in the other. The other was laying on the coach, smoking a cigarette and watching and yelling at the football game on television. So true.
When I was first superintendent down in Douglas, we needed some work done at the house. I asked a couple of our maintenance guys if they could go over after work and fix whatever it was. I got home before dark and there was no one in the house. Usually Teresa was sitting in her chair waiting for me. I looked around and saw some movement in the back yard. So I went outside. There on the patio was Teresa and our District guys sitting around the table drinking beer. We had a refrigerator in the garage that was for beer. Of course, I was mortified (sort of), but I got a many laughs about it through the years.
The other story, which I mentioned in the eulogy, happened one of her bridge Fridays. She played bridge every Friday afternoon. I would never know what time she would get home as they had a great time after the games were over. This one particular night, she called me and asked if I would go pick her up as they had been imbibing just a bit and she didn't feel she could drive home. So I went and picked her up and the next morning, we went back to get her car. Never did I ever imagine having to do that with my then 88 (?) year old aunt.
She loved life and she loved people. She was a treasure and those five years I was there were precious to me. We had many laughs!!!
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