Theresa Louise Edwards
October 11, 1927 - March 9, 2022

Theresa (Terry) Louise DesRivieres Edwards

Born October 11, 1927 to Irene Dumontier and Jean Baptiste DesRivieres in Detroit, MI

Terry is survived by her daughters Leslie Thomas Filbert (Palle) of Copenhagen, Denmark, Tracy Murtagh (Patrick) of Aspen, CO, Susan Walker (Gregory) Breckenridge, CO, Mimi Michaud (Gerard), Marblehead, MA and Allen F Edwards III, New York, NY, 7 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by her husband Allen F Edwards, Jr.

Terry graduated from Eastern High School in 1945. She began flight instruction at the Detroit City Airport in July 1945. In March of 1946 she earned her Private Pilot's license while attending Michigan State College where she became a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority.
Terry was the founder and first President of the Michigan State Flying Club: "Winged Spartans". The club had 25 members and purchased a new Taylorcraft airplane for $2500.

Skiing became her passion when the new ski areas began to open up around the state. She was a founding member of the Metropolitan Detroit Ski Council (MDSC) and was active in the production of the first Ski Convention in Detroit in 1957. Terry wrote a weekly ski column for the Detroit Free Press which contributed greatly to the growth and popularity of the sport among recreational skiers.

As a member of the Continental Flying Club she had a 1/10th interest in a Cessna 172 airplane which was later traded in for a Beechcraft Bonanza. She flew to ski areas in Michigan and Colorado during the winter months when her partners in the plane were not as active. She was the only female member. In 1962 Terry married her soul mate Allen, a pilot and a skier!

Terry was a Girl Scout leader of troops for both Tracy and Susan. She was active in their athletic activities including baseball, soccer, field hockey, ski racing and other pursuits. She was an active downhill skier until she was 87 years old, making annual trips to Colorado where she loved to ski in the mountains. She drove up north to Boyne Falls, MI where she loved the peace and the outdoors all season and would stay for weeks at a time in their ski house.

Terry was also a member of the Clinton River Ski Club and the Grosse Pointe Club. She lived in Lakewood, CO where she spent the last 5 years among new friends and close to her children and grandchildren with whom she enjoyed spending as much time as possible. She died following a long stretch of various illnesses. She was 94.

Funeral services will take place 10:00am on Saturday, April 9th, 2022 at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lake Shore Dr., Grosse Pointe Farms. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: https://selby.org/support/memorial/

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