Obituary of Teresa Devlin
Rochester/Chicago: Beloved daughter, sister, and godmother died in a motor vehicle accident on Monday August 4, 2014 at age 27. Predeceased by her grandparents, Hugh & Angelina Devlin and her maternal grandmother, Frances Fox; grandfather, Paul Collins, uncle, James Collins. She is survived by her father, Dr. Albert (Merry) Devlin, mother, Nancy (Tom) Baker; sister, Dr. Catharine Devlin (Fiance', Tim Palac); brother, Ryan Devlin; step-brothers, Jason (Debbie) Baker, Thomas Shultz Jr. (Amy); step-sisters, Kelly Eggleston, Holly Baker; aunt, Mary Devlin;aunt, Vicki Fox; uncle, David Fox; maternal grandfather, William Fox; 1 niece and goddaughter and niece, McKenna Gibbs; 2 nephews; beloved cat, Leo.
Teresa gave joy to all that she met. She died on the way to teaching Vacation Bible School at St. John's the Evangelist Church in Spencerport. She loved children and was working as a nanny as well as pursing her Masters Degree in Elementary education at DePaul University. She was active in youth ministry at her parish St. Gertrudes Church, in Chicago. She enjoyed spending time with her friends, playing volleyball, karyoke and trivia.
Visitation is 1-3 PM & 6-9 PM on Friday at the funeral home, 15 West Ave, Spencerport. Teresa's funeral mass will be Saturday at 9:30 AM at St. John's the Evangelist of Spencerport, 55 Martha St, Spencerport. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to one of the following organizations in Teresa's memory:
Paws Chicago Animal Shelter, 1997 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago, IL 60614
St. Gertrude Parish, 1420 W. Granville Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
DePaul University, 2400 N Sheffield Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
St Mary of the Lake, 4200 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60613 (773) 472-3711