Elliott, Kev, Jack, Nick, Julie, Lisa, Terry, and Addie

Terry was so much fun and so loving.   I enjoyed her wicked sense of humor and the twinkle in her eye when she was talking a little smack about something.   I admired what a voracious reader she was and the excellent book recommendations she gave me.   I hope she is a peace, chilling with a good book and a drink, smiling down on all of us.   Mark, Nick and the Killermann Clan, Dennis and I are thinking of you and hope you are finding comfort in this time of incredible loss.   We will miss Terry.  

Lisa, Julie, and Terry

Mother and son

Our Sympathies   Terry was great friend and always enjoyed all the Killerman cookouts with Terry and family!and one very memorable trip to Mexico --- such fun always with Terry

we know what an awesome mother and wife Terry was.  just a great great person and friend.  she will always be remembered!!  

And when the broken hearted people living in the world agree

There will be an answer, let it be

For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see

There will be an answer, let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be

There will be an answer, let it be

I feel lucky to have known Terry ( my soul sister in-law)  over the years. Her fun loving spirit was contagious and we always shared good times and memories with lots of laughs. It’s hard to see her go but I know she has set sails to calmer waters. 

We miss you sista!

Terry was an amazing woman and friend! She always treated me with great respect and friendship whenever I visited her and Mark. She will be missed dearly! Great lady!

I first met Terry in 1975 at the beach in Poipu. A couple weeks later, I got a job at the Oar House in Nawiliwili where she worked too and the  rest is history! We found ourselves some months later living up above the restaurant (which at one time was a hotel) with some other gals and life was one big slumber part every night. Terry and I became fast GOOD friends. We both loved to dance and  our evenings after work were spent either at the Jetty's or the Destination discos dancing until 4 a.m.  Terry lived on the south side of the island and I lived on the east side but after I got back from Alaska in 1977 we moved in together in a little house in Vegas camp in Lawai. The house caught on fire but luckily about a week later we were able to move into a house up in Lawai Valley with Mitzi, Mr. Grady and  Burt. We lived there for some years and it was one of the best times of my life. We spent most days going  out to the West side beaches to lay out and body surf. We would go to Green Gardens and always get a cheese omelette with hash browns and sourdough toast and then drive out to Major's Bay or Queen's Pond. Our other hangout was the Sheraton beach. We worked together 4 nights a week and the Oar House staff became not only our good friends but our family. We partied alot and I really don't know how we got home safely at times but we did. I truly believe God was watching over us! Terry was so beautiful and all the guys liked her. She has a wicked sense of humor and we laughed all day long at the jokes, sayings we had and all the antics that went on. Besides being the famous Oarettes, we formed a group of friends with Debbie, Karen and Dori and were known as the Betty's. Hello Betty. I can't remember when that started but that is our name to this day. Terry and I were also called the Dynamic Duo because we were always together. I will treasure this time and friendship forever with her because it was special. We had so many inside jokes with music and songs (with Neil Sedaka and Barry Manilow. ) With my Spanish heritage,  I nicknamed her Teresita Luisa and that stuck with her for many years ending up with Sita. I had my daughter Molly in 1979 and that changed our lives a lot. She used to tell me that I "ruined everything" but once Nicholas was born she understood how special it was to be a mama. I moved back to the mainland and we saw each other off and on through the years. I always felt that we just left off where we were all those years ago with the same laughter and fun. I went to visit her in 2011 in Chicago and we took the train to Indiana. What a wonderful trip that was to see her beautiful home and yard, Lake Michigan and see how beautiful that area was. Mark got us a big metal canoe and I rowed us around the little lakes in front of her house. That was truly a special time I will always cherish. I was thankful that she came to visit her sister Tina a couple times a year so I would get to see her. I speak for my whole family, my daughters Molly and Shannon, and my brothers Barry and Tom who were also her good friends, that we loved Terry so much and our hearts just ache at her passing. My prayers and love go out to her family. Until we meet again Betty. I love you and I will miss you so much. Les (Betty)

It’s been a week and a day since you kicked your broken body to the curb and skipped to the rainbow bridge.  When I last visited you in February we got to watch the superbowl together. We discussed the unknown a lot. You were ready to move on. I was ready for you. I always told you I was on your side in this decision. Your suffering was so great and your sadness to your situation was just unbearable to watch. But it’s awfully hard knowing I’ll never hear your ringtone again (soul sister). I’ll never hear “goddamit” when I tell you something that frustrated me. I’ll never hear your words of wisdom. I promised I’d get to you at the end if at all possible. You waited in your broken tired body for me to get there. True grit. Now you are free. I’m waiting for your magic. I know it will come.   I love you so much sissy. 

I knew Terry 57 years ago, she was the best friend of my favorite niece Susan in Oceanside, Ca.  So sorry for her long illness, but she is in a better place now. Sincerely Donna & Frank Merrifield 

My mom suffered a devastating and debilitating stroke in April 2021. Despite the best efforts of our family we couldn’t help her recover much. But thanks to her husband Mark, her sister Tina, her brother in law Kevin, and the rest of her family, my mom got to live out the rest of life at home, with her caregiver Omar, who doted on her daily. I am extremely thankful to all of them for their love and help to my mom.