Theresa Marie Downen

A memorial service for Theresa will be held Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 11:00 am with committal service and reception to immediately follow.

The following was written by Theresa's granddaughter Jenni about her beloved Graham:

It's taken me days to muster up the strength to write this, Saturday morning my Grahams passed away. As she wished she was at home surrounded by family, anointed by a Catholic priest.

As we prepare for her Celebration of Life and have reviewed photos and had stories retold it was even more impressed upon me what a beautiful, strong, intelligent, and independent woman she had Always been.

Grahams worked to put herself through private school, she was packing to join the convent to become a catholic nun & for a reason only known to her she did not go. She married had two children, babysat local kids and even was a foster mother.

Grahams loved to play tennis, bowling, tanning and play cards with friends and family.

In the late 70's she became a bank teller and found her niché

Later in life she remarried the love of her life Jim becoming a stepmother and soon after a grandmother and for a while bred Bichon Frisé.

Grahams lived in Seminole, FL and worked at the Indian Rocks State Bank until retirement when she built a home with my mother to be closer to ever growing family. Where for 20 years we got to share every holiday and birthday, family dinners and the card games still continue.

Grahams was competitive and played some mean hands of UNO, and Spite & Mallice her great grandchildren often lost when she played.

For a woman who was going to be a nun she created a large and loving family, if you shared a homecooked meal you were Family!

"A life so beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered."

Theresa is survived by her children; Sharon, David (Elizabeth), Laurel (Thom), and dave (Laurie). Four Grandchildren; Jenni (Ken), Abigail, Sean (Alexa) and Danielle (Craig). And Fifteen great-grandchildren, Dakota, Hunter, Madison and Joclyn, Aubryn, Skylin, and Zayden, Devon, Drew, Brandon, Kourtney, Jordyn, Brooklyn, Peyton and Jackson.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.serenityfuneralhomelargo.com for the Downen family.