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Theresa Higgins Obituary


THERESA T. HIGGINS  
On Wednesday, December 29, 2010, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of Paul J. Higgins, Sr.; mother of Patricia H. Gray, Paul J. Higgins, Jr and Michael A. Higgins; grandmother of Anthony Higgins, Maria Hubbard, Nick Higgins, Sean Gray and Erin Gray; great-grandmother of Domonik Higgins and Lucas Hubbard; sister of Anna Stella Dorrett, Mary Ford, Jeannie Marzullo and Benny Troiano; mother-in-law of Russell E. Gray, Leta Higgins and Lori Higgins. Relatives and friends may call at Collins Funeral Home, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring, MD (Valet Parking) Sunday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial at Resurrection at Riderwood Chapel, 3160 Gracefield Road, Silver Spring, MD on Monday, January 3, 2011 at 11 a.m. Interment Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Montgomery Hospice Casey House, 1355 Piccard Drive, #100, Rockville, MD 20850 or American Cancer Society, Montgomery County Unit, 11331 Amherst Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20902.www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com   

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Published by The Washington Post on Dec. 31, 2010.

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Brooke Mader

January 3, 2011

Aunt Theresa, you are a wonderful woman and you've touched so many lives. I know my life is better because you were in it. You'll be in my heart forever. Please watch over all of us until we meet again. I love you <3

Anna Mader

January 3, 2011

To one of the most beautiful people I've ever known:
Keeping you in our hearts, prayers, smiles and thoughts always. We love and miss you, Aunt Theresa!

Gloria Mader

January 2, 2011

In loving memory of a wonderful person. Aunt Theresa, you will always live in our hearts and prayers. We love you and miss you.

Sean Gray

December 31, 2010

You are loved and missed, Terry. Thank you for being my grandmother and my son's great grandmother.

Lauren Higgins

December 31, 2010

The family is in my thoughts and prayers.

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