Theresa Phyllis Hachey (née LaBranche), our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, aunt, cousin and friend, entered heaven to be with her Lord on September 4, 2021. Phyllis was born April 8, 1941, to Theresa Marie LaBranche (née Sicard) and Ernest Henry LaBranche. Phyllis was raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, where she graduated from Notre Dame Academy and St. Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing.
Phyllis had a passion for helping people and a talent for teaching. She loved being a Registered Nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, Florida, where her many years of service culminated in a second career as a nurse educator. Phyllis left her mark on hundreds of healthcare workers who will tend to our community for decades to come. She was also a communicant of St. Timothy’s Parish and was intimately involved in their RCIA program where she was again able to share her gift for teaching.
She is survived by her husband Don, son Chris, daughter-in-law Suzana, grandchildren Haley, Sophia, Nicolas, Julissa, and Julian, and extended family in New England, Georgia, the Carolinas and Minnesota.
We wish to thank the nurses and doctors at St. Joseph’s Hospital North – 5 West, for their gentleness and tender care of our cherished Phyllis. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or the American Red Cross.
A funeral mass will be held on Saturday October 2, 2021 at 11:00 am at St. Timothy Catholic Church, with a gathering beginning at 10:00 am in the narthex, right outside the main chapel.
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