LAFOURCHE and TERREBONNE PARISHES, LA. 

Obituary for FOLSE, THERESA 

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: The Daily Comet, Lafourche Parish La. and Houma Today, Terrebonne 
Parish, La.

Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 

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FOLSE, THERESA 

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Theresa "Terry" Hastings Folse, 59, entered eternal rest on Friday, Aug. 20, 
2010, after a long and courageous struggle with brain cancer.

Her life will be celebrated at a Memorial Mass held at 10 a.m. today at St. 
Patrick's Catholic Church, 12424 Burgundy Lane, in Baton Rouge followed by a 
gathering in the Family Life Center at St. Patrick's.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 38 years, Aaron Folse; their three 
children, Lucas of Miami, Jacob of New Orleans, and Sarah of Baton Rouge; one 
sister, Margaret Hastings of Houston; one brother, Jim Hastings and wife, 
Georgette, of Gainesville, Fla.; her in-laws, Donald and Mary Folse of Baton 
Rouge; her brothers-in-law, Rhett and wife, Robbye, of Little Rock, Ark., Bart 
of New Orleans, Matt and wife, Melissa, of Raceland, Stuart and wife, Donna 
Buchanan, of Champagne, Ill., and Don and wife, Jenifer, of Kingwood, Texas; and 
numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Stuart and Elizabeth "Betty" Dean 
Hastings.

Terry was born in Glendale, Calif., and moved frequently during her childhood as 
her father's geology assignments with Phillips Petroleum changed. She lived in 
Beaumont, Texas, Houston, Bartlesville, Okla., and Lafayette. She graduated from 
LSU with a B.S. in sociology in 1972 and was a social worker for three years. 
She moved to Raceland in 1975 with her husband and worked at St. Anne Hospital. 
Terry graduated with an associate of science in nursing from Nicholls State 
University in 1986. Her nursing career spanned 24 years from Thibodaux Hospital 
and Terrebonne Hospital working in Labor and Delivery, the Lafourche Parish 
Health Unit, St. Charles Parish Hospital and Women's Hospital in Baton Rouge in 
the Assessment Center.

Terry loved going to the beach, as first observed in a photo with her mom and 
dad when she was only a year old. She continued that love affair throughout her 
life, celebrating 52 consecutive years of white sand, blue water and lovely 
sunsets at Grayton Beach, Fla., this summer. As a passionate alumna, she was an 
avid fan of all LSU sports. Terry's love of music led her to her first Jazz Fest 
in 1976. She never missed a Jazz Fest and even worked as a volunteer for 7 
years. Terry got much joy out of volunteering and serving others. She will 
advance the training of medical students by donating her body to the Willed Body 
Program at Tulane University School of Medicine. She'll be spying for LSU!

The family would like to express their sincere thanks and gratitude for the 
wonderful care Terry received from the many doctors, nurses and caretakers at 
the Baton Rouge NeuroMedical Center, Mary Bird Perkins, MD Anderson and Hospice 
Foundation of Baton Rouge.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial contribution to Cancer Services 
of Baton Rouge or Hospice Foundation of Baton Rouge.

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