Miss you grandma, I hope that you are well and at peace.

Sorry to hear of Terri's passing. Even though I left town a long time ago and didn't keep in contact, I remember her sense of humor, kind heart, shared stories and adventures in child rearing and us both admiring and thinking the new Ford Bronco painted Navy blue with tan trim on the bottom was way too cool. I thought she had the most beautiful family living there in the spaciousness of Winchester Hills and having the room for animals. I feel I know her better after reading JW's heartfelt tribute to his mother and those of others. You know Terri has to be beaming in Heaven! Please know I share in your loss. She left us way too soon. Let us remember and cherish what she gave and shared with us. She could always warm a person's heart just by being Terri. I know she sure loved and valued her beautiful kids and remember her being proud of you all. Much love and comfort to you. Yes, and we'll meet again someday at the end of the Rainbow Bridge. Her love connects us all.

I believe that Terri and I came into each other's lives for a reason.
From the first moment we met, while working at Tuacahn, we built an amazing friendship. We shared horseback rides, road trips, getaways and numerous phone conversations over the years since.
At times it felt like there was some cosmic connection. I say this because there were many times when either one of us (even though living on opposite sides of the country) would contact the other one to say, "I was thinking about you today, do you need to talk?"
The reply was always "Yes! How did you know?"
Sometimes these talks were to share good news and other times it was because one of us was having a rough day. The thing I will always remember most is that no matter how good or bad a day we were having when the conversation started, we always shared a good laugh before each conversation ended. She always brought me a ray of sunshine into any day that she was part of.
  
I am blessed to have known her.

Her bright smile, her laughter and her loving heart (for people and animals) will be missed by all.

My fondest memories of Aunt Terri were seeing her with her horse or with one of her Great Danes. She had a distinctive and contagious laugh. I was a pretty quiet kid but Terri was open and easy to talk to. While I don’t think she always took the easy path, I think she was a genuinely kindhearted person. I wish I knew her better and I’m sorry that she’s gone. Cheers to her adventures, her fiery spirit and sweet soul.

I don't know Grandma Terri as well as I would have liked to, but what I do remember is she was always a pretty upbeat kind of person. She made me laugh and we always had a good time. The best word I can think of to describe her is fun. I remember she had the longest prettiest nails and hair, and she had a very distinct voice. She smelled like incense and cigarette smoke, not something everyone can pull off but I thought she did. I thought she had a great sense of style and I like her taste in music. I remember her bringing her great Dane Aiden over once, he was practically as big as her! She liked Scooby-Doo like me and even let me keep a big pillow of him I had grown fond of. I think was supposed to be for Aiden! That was really nice of her and I appreciate that. I know she was a very kind person and had a free spirit. We will miss you Terri, and I hope to get to know you better someday.

Mom was strong, independent, confident, smart, kind, sweet, funny, unique and so much more. She may not have been around much as we both would have liked due to being a single mother supporting a child or 2, and a few animals. She still did teach me so much in the time we did have together. I am the strong and independent woman I am because of her.

She spread so much joy in her years. She inspired others to be better. She defied societal norms, and just was herself. She didn't shy away from trying new things. If she failed she would just try again. She was the most accepting person I've ever met. She always saw the best in people, and would never judge anyone before getting to know them. She will never be forgotten by so many. I have and will miss her so much. If there is anything after this life, I hope mom is spending time with Cody. I know how much she missed him, and I hope I'll be able to see them both again myself.

Though we never really got to say goodbye, your memory will be in my heart. I am so sorry that you left this world so early. I will keep all the good memories of you and hope you are at peace. 
Love you,
Carrie

One of Terri's favorite movies was "Remo Williams".
JW didn't emphasize this enough: Terri expressed many times, She preferred animals to people.
She had 3 wonderful (short term) jobs: FedEx in Aspen, CO, Horse trainer for Wayne Newton (singer - think "Danke schoen")https://youtu.be/LRPILZS1hc8 Las Vegas, NV, Animal Wrangler for Tuacan Theater, Snow Canyon, (St. George), UT. where she handled horses and even camels - "Joseph's Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
She was a very prolific reader.
She taught me, her big brother, an extremely valuable life lesson: JW touched on this when he mentioned how she never took herself too seriously. A girl at school approached her, while we were standing next to our Bonneville Jr. High-school lockers. The girl was attempting to be mean and hurled her insult at Terri. She said, "You've got a big ugly nose." Without hesitation, before I could say or do anything, Terri fired back with a smile, "I know! I've been trying to install a ski lift and make some money off of it." She totally disarmed the mean girl and made her laugh. Suddenly they were friends and that girl started being nice to everyone.
We all face these moments: We can escalate or de-escalate in a moment of time.
I told JW, my best memory ever, of Terri, was when she and I went bowling and two school bullies walked up with bad intentions. Terri walked up to one of them, planted her finger on his chest, and said, "You leave my brother alone.". They took off, never to bug me again. :*)
Terri - 4'10" 85 lbs. She was adorable and had a habit of becoming the girlfriend of my friends from age 4 with Johnny Dubois on through our mid teens. Bobby Sharp, George?, Ray Curry, Up until she met Kevin Spilker and I became his friend.
BTW: Kevin is still with us. He lives in a small apartment in St. George under the care of his aging parents.

I will forever be grateful to Terri for raising an amazing son. I loved how unique Terri was. When I first met Terri I was not that into animals. She showed me a beautiful relationship can exist between humans and animals. For a tiny little lady, she loved her great big dogs, big horses, and big Ford Trucks. I loved her beaded hippie curtains. She will be dearly missed.