Mary Theresa Steen

Mary Theresa Steen, “Theresa”, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter and friend passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018 after a long battle with cancer. Theresa was born in Houston on Christmas Day in 1957, to Lena and Otto Delahoussaye, becoming the fourth and final child in the Delahoussaye family. A native, and lifelong Houstonian, she graduated from Westbury High School in 1976 and attended Sam Houston State University and the University of Houston. Theresa was a member of Chapelwood United Methodist Church.

Theresa married Dennis Steen on June 2, 1979, and their 39-year marriage is truly one made in heaven. Together they built a lovely life full of fun and adventure with family and friends. Theresa worked as an executive assistant at a Houston oil company up until the birth of her first son William, in 1984, with the birth of her second son, Taylor, following two years later. For the next two decades she focused on the joy of her life, raising her two boys. Theresa was a dedicated mother who took immense pride in creating a loving home for her family. After raising the boys, Theresa went back to work as an office administrator, working the last five years at Fund For Teachers before retiring in 2013. Some of her favorite things in life included hosting large family holiday gatherings, relaxing on the back porch at the lake house and reading to, and playing with, her two grandchildren. Throughout her life, Theresa touched those around her with love, compassion, and selflessness.

Theresa is survived by her husband, Dennis Steen; her sons, William Steen (and wife Jennifer Steen) and Taylor Steen; her grandchildren, Caroline and Zachary Steen; her parents, Otto and Lena Delahoussaye; her sisters Gail Ann Narum and Mary Denise Seale; and numerous in-laws, nephews and nieces. She is predeceased by her brother, Robert Michael Delahoussaye.

Visitation will be held at the Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, 13001 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX on the 25th of March, 2018 from five until seven o’clock in the evening. The funeral service will be held on the 26th of March, 2018 at 10 am at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, followed by the interment at Memorial Oaks Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Theresa’s name, to the Brookwood School or American Cancer Society.