Terry was born in Braintree, Essex, UK and emigrated to Los Angeles, CA at age twelve to live with his mother and stepfather. Terry graduated from Long Beach High School and attended East Los Angeles Junior College and received a B.S. in Business from the University of Redlands later in life.
He served honorably in the US Army Reserves for six years. He worked in sales and management positions with Envirotech/Lurgi and Project management at Ora Loma, San Lorenzo, CA. He was an active member of St. Luke’s Catholic Church and lead tenor with the Burning Bush choir and Emmaus choir.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Elysabeth; children, Julie, Wendy, and Diane, and son-in-laws Sheldon Perry and Richard Wyckoff. Also, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He has one surviving sibling in Manchester, UK. He is predeceased by son, David in 2013.
Eulogies and Mass will be held for Terry on Saturday, April 30 from 11:00 a.m. atÂ
St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 1111 Beach Park Blvd, Foster City, CA 94404. Interment services will be held Monday, May 2 at 11:30 a.m., St. John’s Cemetery, 910 Oregon Avenue, San Mateo, CA.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.
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