Terri Anne Clingerman

North Rose - Terri Anne Clingerman, 50, went to her heavenly home on September 5, 2015, after a courageous battle against cancer.
Calling hours to celebrate Terri's life will be Friday (September 25) at Farnsworth-Keysor Funeral Home, 5025 Main St., North Rose, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. The celebration continues Saturday (September 26) at the Webster United Methodist Church, 169 E. Main St., Webster, NY, starting at 4 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society or the Humane Society of Wayne County.
Terri accomplished everything she put her mind to and did so with passion and grace. She loved life and helped others to do the same. Born March 1, 1965, she had a happy childhood living in numerous locations including Holland and Germany. After graduating from Chantilly H.S. in Fairfax, VA, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Clarkson University and a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from RIT. Terri worked for the Xerox Corporation for over 28 years, designing numerous custom ASIC and FPGA chips as a design team leader. Terri was prolific at generating intricate methods of implementation and was awarded 9 US patents for some of them. For over 25 years, Terri participated in dog shows, earning championships with her yellow Labrador retrievers, border collies and Cardigan Welsh corgis in obedience, herding, agility, and conformation. She was an AKC obedience judge, trainer, seminar presenter and a mentor to many newcomers to the dog show world. She had served as president and lifetime member of the Dog Obedience Training Club of Rochester, NY, board member of the Border Collie Society of America, and treasurer of the Finger Lakes Retriever Club.
Terri is survived by her husband of 28 years, Bruce J. Clingerman; parents, Nancy (Saunders) Smith and Ret. Col. Michael Smith; sister and brother-in-law Susan (Smith) and Alain Bergeron; aunt and uncle Mary (Saunders) and Joe Miserak; uncle and aunt Ted and Bonnie Saunders; parents-in-law Larry and Janet Clingerman; siblings-in-law Renee (Clingerman) and Randy Stewart; siblings-in-law Brenda (Clingerman) and Don Spencer; several nieces and nephews; and 5 pet dogs, Rhys, Jet, Cricket, Link, and Scout.
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