Born on December 6th, 1953, to father and mother Joe and Alicia Franco in Carlsbad California, Mary Theresa Franco was one of nine siblings.
It was in Carlsbad, CA that a young 15 year old Mary, or better known as Terry, met a young Marine on leave named Manuel Tony Leyva from San Jose, CA that stole her heart and brought her to his home in San Jose where she remained and where they would make their life together.
Manuel and Terry have been happily married for 52 years and in this time Terry gave birth to 3 boys, Manuel Jr, Danny and Eric. She is cherished by her boys. Throughout her life she was a loving and constant guiding force to her boys that will never be replaced and because of her influence, three men, ready for the world, were made.
Terry is also a greatly admired Grandma to her five grandchildren-Miranda, Nevaeh, Isaiah, Eric Jr and Gabriel. Her grandchildren were blessed to know what having a Grandma truly is-caring, thoughtful, kind and always happy to see them.
A cook unlike any other, she will always be remembered as a chef who would blow your socks off with her family secret salsa, fried chicken, tamales and macaroni salad (to name a few).
She was a fun loving soul, always the first on the dance floor no matter what the music was. Be it Cumbias, Oldies or even House and Jungle, if she could dance to it, she was there.
Her creativity had no bounds. She would sew, color, paint, garden, put together puzzles that were impossible(we know because we would tried to stump her with the most complicated puzzle and she would call a week later saying it was complete), crafts and decorations.
Her decorations during the holidays would rival those of television competitions, she loved this.
Apart from being and loving wife, mother, grandma, friend and homemaker, Terry was business oriented and an integral part of the family business. Manuels Shoe repair was a joint venture that her and Husband Manuel created that would become a thriving silicon valley staple for more than 40 years.
In the business itself, she was the friendly face customers would interact with. Terry would repair the rips, soles and heels, perform the dyeing of preferred colors and other skilled tasks as well as keeping the books and records in tact required for a business with such a broad range of services.
Terry had a huge heart not only capable of loving her Husband, Sons, Daughters and Grandchildren, she equally loved and adored her Mom and dad, Brothers and Sisters, Step Brothers and Step Sisters, Aunts and Uncles, Cousins, Nieces and Nephews, friends and everyone she knew.
Terry will be missed beyond words. The words for our sorrow do not exist yet, when they do, this tribute to her will be updated. Until then, we Love you always and forever and are forever thankful for the joy you brought to our lives.
We Love you forever,
Manuel and Sons
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.oakhillfuneral.com for the Leyva family.
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