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Teresa Vargas Obituary

Teresa Jean Vargas passed away on May 18, at the age of 57, after a courageous battle with cancer.
She is survived by her mother, Dolores Powell, her sister, Diana Merritt, and her beloved daughter Cherie Vargas. Cherie will fulfill her mother's life long wish when she graduated from California State University, East Bay with honors on Saturday June 16.
Teresa adopted Cherie when she was just 2 days old and dedicated her life to Cherie as a passionate homemaker and a loving friend. Teresa will be remembered for her dedication to family, her positive approach to life and her amazing laugh.

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Published by The Hanford Sentinel on Jun. 19, 2012.

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¡Alfonso Vargas

June 20, 2012

Precious in then sight of the lorder is the death of his Saints Psalms 116:15! Terry you will be missed by those people you touch with your life!

Alfonso Vargas

June 20, 2012

Psalms 116:15 precious in the sight of the lord is the deathh of his saints! Terry you will be missed by the people that you touch by your life!

Diana Merritt

June 19, 2012

I love you Sis. I miss you every day. I know you are in a better place, but it is still hard to have you gone from our lives.

nova

June 19, 2012

Love you aunt terry you will always be in my heart and know you are watching over me

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