Terri Elaine Grady passed away on Friday, May 29 at the age of 50 after a long battle with metastatic breast cancer surrounded by her family and friends.
Born September 1, 1964 in San Leandro, California to Margaret and Edward Grady, she was the first of two children for the couple and the first granddaughter on the Grady side in 56 years. The family would then move to Antioch, California when she was 3 years old and would live there until graduating from Live Oak High School in 1982. She then traveled the world overseas to Germany and back and would ultimately settled down and made Spokane, Washington her home where she has lived for the last 18 years.
She loved camping, riding 4-wheelers, reading, doing find a words, playing cards and enjoyed time with friends and family. She was a very determined, dedicated and strong woman.
She is survived by her longtime companion, Kim Smith, son, Justin Orr, Father, Edward Grady, sister Kelli Spears (Neal), nephew, Grady Spears, niece Payton Spears and is predeceased by her mother, Margaret A. Grady.
A memorial service will be held graveside in Buffalo, Wyoming. Place of interment will be Willow Grove Cemetery, Buffalo, Wyoming.
Donations may be made to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at www.komen.org or St. Jude Research Hospital at www.stjude.org.
The family would like to thank friends, extended family, Northwest Pain Care and Gentiva Hospice for their love, support and prayers.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.