Note: A celebration of her life will be held Saturday, March 15. We will gather at John’s home at 11am, a potluck to follow. 1965 Paralta Ave, Seaside. (crossstreet Military)
A year of a crazy battle against the beast of cancer, our cherished wife, best friend, daughter and sister, Thea gently slipped away early this morning. A strong woman, she touched our lives with never-ending kindness and support.
This memorial website was created in memory of Thea for you to share your thoughts and memories with her family and eachother. Let's celebrate her beauty and special place she has in our hearts. That's what Thea wants.
Thea's spirit was always so bright around her animals. In honor of her memory, she'd like any tributes to be made in her name to the SPCA of Santa Cruz or Monterey County.
love,
amy
The song is Chris Isaak - one of her favorite musicians. It's easy to mute by going to the top of the page and pressing the sound button.
Tributes
Leave a tributeher beautiful, deep eyes, her easy friendship and her ability to connect.
Our paths crossed through work over the last three years and our connection deepened with life's shared challenges.
In the short amount of time we had she enriched my life with laughter, tears, shared fears and her genuine spirit. I've been blessed by her presence and she will always be in my heart.
She felt loved to her last moment and John you made that so.
She is on Angel's Wings, full of love. I miss her.
ILY Thea!
Michael Gray
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Please be patient.
Please be patient.
Impromptu photo shoot
I did not know Thea very well, but the few times I met her she exuded happiness and kindness. I got the sense that she effortlessly brightened the moments she occupied.
My favorite memory of Thea was a day in the early '90s during an impromptu photo shoot with Thea, Celina and one of Thea's friends at small house in Carmel. It was on San Carlos Street if my memory serves me.
Celina and I had stopped by to visit for a bit and I noticed an old bathtub in the yard. I always had a camera with me loaded with film (those were the days of film) and I asked Thea and Celina and Thea's friend if they would hop into the tub for some zany pictures. Needless to say they were up for it. It was difficult to get them to sit still. They were laughing and Thea was nibbling on pizza-like food between laughs.
I took a series of shots during their fun induced mayhem.
After looking at the photos, I am glad Thea and the girls did not sit still because it captures the moment and magic much better than a forced pose. Every time I look at the photos from that day I can not help but smile. They are some of my favorite pictures.
The last time I saw Thea was a few years ago at the Feast of Lanterns fireworks show in Pacific Grove.
My condolences and heartfelt sympathy go out to her family and friends and anyone else lucky enough to have been graced with her kind and fun spirit, be it for a day, a month, years or just a few moments.
When we were young
Text vocabulary
Today, I was texting Amy about Thea. And I looked down and the phone, had placed the following instead of Theadora, it put "the adorable".