Tera Adelaide Frizzelle Swaim

SWAIM WILMINGTON ~ Tera Adelaide Frizzelle Swaim Apr. 18, 1940 ~ Aug. 10, 2011 Tera Adelaide Frizzelle Swaim, age 71, of Wilmington, died August 10, 2011 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center in Wilmington, NC. Born April 18, 1940 in Winston-Salem, she was the daughter of Margaret Strane Frizzelle and Alex Baker Frizzelle. Tera graduated from R.J. Reynolds High School in 1958 and continued her education at Wake Forest University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education in 1962. Tera shared her love of music with students of all ages for 45 years. She taught band in the Winston-Salem / Forsyth County and Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Systems, and in various private schools, including St. John's Lutheran School, St. Leo's Catholic School, and The Summit School, as well as teaching private music lessons in her home. A lifelong advocate of the arts, Tera served on the Symphony Boards in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and Wilmington, and as an active North Carolina School of the Arts Associate. Tera is survived by her loving husband of 48 years, Robert Allen Swaim, of the home; daughter, Elizabeth Grace Swaim Redenbaugh (Jamie) of Wilmington; sons, Robert Allen Swaim Jr. and Benjamin Armstrong Swaim, both of Wilmington, and Sterling Baker Swaim (Laura) of Winston-Salem; grandchildren: Zachary, Austin and Katherine Redenbaugh of Wilmington, and Vivian and Eleanor Swaim of Winston-Salem; and brother, Alex Baker Frizzelle Jr., of Stella, NC. A Graveside Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 12 at Forsyth Memorial Park with the Reverend Sterling Griggs officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the home of Sterling and Laura Swaim, 818 Austin Lane, Winston-Salem. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011. Salem Funeral Home is assisting the Swaim family. Online condolences may be made to www.salemfh.com.