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Anna Laughlin Obituary
Memorial Service: 11 a.m. Thursday, April 29, at First Baptist Church, 301 S. Center St., Arlington.
Memorials: Memorials may be made to the PE Department at Remynse Elementary School in her honor.
Teresa was born on October 10, 1959 in Fort Worth, Texas to Thomas Timothy Ballard and Anna Marie Bailey Ballard. She was raised in Arlington and graduated in 1978 from Lamar High School. Teresa resided in Odessa for 15 years before returning to Arlington. She was a public school PE teacher for 35 years. Teresa taught at Remynse Elementary in Arlington for 20 years before retiring.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Arlington. Teresa dearly loved her children, family, and friends. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and spending time with her grandchildren.
Teresa was preceded in death by her father; and brother, Michael Ballard.
Survivors: Husband of 40 years, Reny Laughlin; daughter, Renea Tolson and husband, Brad; son, Garren Laughlin and wife, Tori; mother, Anna Marie Zeigler; grandchildren, Taylan, Levi and Logan.
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Janet George
July 19, 2021
I send my condolences out to the family. I remember her being the best coach ever at Hays.
Rita Payan
April 28, 2021
I was just thinking about Coach Laughlin the other day. She was a wonderful kind and loving person. I will never forget her and her beautiful family.
I was a her awesome Jumprope team at Hays Magnet.
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Rita P.
BettyJane Johnson
April 28, 2021
I taught with Teresa at Hays magnet in Odessa. She was a bright light to everyone and such a sweet friend. I am so sad for the family . I taught Garren in the afternoons in reading groups and I always loved reporting to Teresa how sweet he was and how he made me laugh! We played together on the teacher's volleyball team...she played and I tried to stay out of her way. Such a sweet friend and loving mother and wife.
Taylor Hoover
April 27, 2021
I am fortunate to be the P.E. teacher who took Teresa’s place after she retired, as well as a friend of the family long before that. Teresa absolutely always stood up for what she believed was right. She nurtured her P.E. program into a very well oiled machine that is still alive and flourishing today due to the foundation she built. Every time we start a new lesson I think to myself “how would Coach Laughlin teach this skill?” She will be sorely missed in the AISD Physical Education community but far more through her family and friends.
Teri Wright Wootten
April 27, 2021
I reconnected with Teresa at our high school reunion, she gave me some encouraging advice about being a grandparent. I remember her as being the strongest, fastest runner I had ever seen in junior high, I could not keep up.
To Teresa’s family, I’m sorry. There’s people out there praying and thinking of you. What a loss for the human family here on earth.
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