Teresa L. Elliott

1959 - 2022

Plymouth, MA - Teresa Louise (Curtis) Elliott, "Terri", age 62, a former resident of Brattleboro, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 12, 2022, after a brave struggle with COVID-19 at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Terri was born in Rutland, Vermont, on March 9, 1959. Her family moved to Brattleboro, Vermont, shortly thereafter and she attended Brattleboro schools, graduating from Brattleboro Union High School in 1977. After graduation, Terri attended several semesters at Greenfield Community College in Massachusetts. Terri worked in the Brattleboro area for several years after college and lived in New England all of her life. She moved to Massachusetts in 1987. Her last residence was the Pine Hills area of Plymouth, Massachusetts, moving there in 2018.

Terri spent 18 years, the bulk of her professional career, working at Avalon Bay Properties in Boston, Massachusetts, as executive assistant to the CEO Bryce Blair, retiring in 2010.

On June 11, 2011, she married J. Michael Elliott (Mike) of Brattleboro. Mike Elliott predeceased Terri on March 9, 2018.

Terri was known as an affectionate and generous person, with a vivacious personality and a magnetic ability to draw people into her life. She had many lifelong friends. In the four years she lived in the Pine Hills, she was well-known and loved by many in the neighborhood.

Terri was also known for her love of animals and attended many Jack Russell show trials in New England and the northeast with her terriers over the years. She donated a good deal of her time to issues involving dogs and cats. Having no children of her own, her pets became her children.

Terri was fortunate enough to find love again with John T. Smith and became engaged to him several months before contracting Covid.

Terri was predeceased by both of her parents, Richard and Dolores (Zullo) Curtis.

She is survived by a brother Michael Curtis and his wife Rebecca (Canton, GA); a sister Lynn Curtis and her husband LtCol Terrance Portman, USMC (Ret) (Lee's Summit, MO); niece Lauren (Curtis) Bowling and Bo Bowling and their children Caden and Eva (Woodstock, GA); niece Lindsey Curtis (Johns Creek, GA) and niece Samantha Curtis and her children Brayden and Rocco Portman (Lee's Summit, MO). Terri also leaves behind numerous cousins. She will be sorely missed at Zullo family reunions.

A memorial service for Terri will be held on Monday, February 21st at 2:00 p.m. at the Atamaniuk Funeral Home in Brattleboro, VT. A reception will follow the services to be held at The Marina Restaurant.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks you to make a donation to the charity of your choice.

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