Obituary of Teresa Edwards
TERESA EDWARDS, 56
Teresa H.
Edwards, 56, of Herndon, Virginia, died suddenly on Wednesday, March
14, 2017, at Reston Hospital. She was born June 29, 1960, in Roanoke,
VA, the daughter of Jack and JoAnn Hale.
During
her childhood years, Teresa and her family moved multiple times, living
in Roanoke, Virginia; Syracuse, New York; Cary, North Carolina; and
Charlottesville, Virginia.
Teresa graduated
from Albemarle High School in Charlottesville, Virginia with the class
of 1978. She attended the University of Virginia and graduated in 1982
with a degree in Environmental Science. On September 25, 1982, she was
united in marriage to Harold (Chip) Edwards in Charlottesville. In 1984
they moved to Herndon, Virginia. Teresa worked as a technical writer for
a local engineering firm until birth of her first daughter in 1988.
Teresa
was a stay-at-home mom who also had a love for animals and a passion
for her pets. She home-schooled her two daughters and was involved in La
Leche League for many years. Teresa was dedicated to finding loving
homes for animals in need and recently became a volunteer for A Forever
Home Rescue Foundation, a dog adoption agency. In her spare time, Teresa
enjoyed spending time with her daughters, visiting her mother in
Charlottesville, cooking healthy meals, caring for horses, and reading
while sitting next to her dog Sadie.
She is
survived by her husband Harold R. Edwards of Herndon Virginia; two
children, Marie Nelson and Sallie Edwards of Herndon; her mother JoAnn
Hale of Charlottesville, Virginia; and her sister, Kathy Hale of
Herndon.
She was preceded in death by her father, Jack F. Hale.
A
memorial service will be held Saturday, March 25 at 2:00 p.m. at the
Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Herndon with Pastor Margrethe Kleiber
officiating. The interment will be held following the service at the
Cool Spring Natural Cemetery in Berryville, Virginia.
Memorial
donations may be made to A Forever Home Rescue Foundation at
http://www.aforeverhome.org/ (look for the “Donate” button on the
right). If you donate online there is a field called “special
instructions” that will allow you to you designate the donation in honor
or in memory of Teresa. You may also mail your donation to the address
below:
A Forever Home
P.O. Box 222801
Chantilly, VA 20153-2801
