Terri Lynn Saxton Lawrence

Terri was truly a source of inspiration to me many times with her spiritual strength and compassion for others. I had the pleasure of flyballing with her on the Flat Out Flyers and will always treasure the time that we shared together. She will be missed by all.

We have been honored to have Terri as our daughter-in-law. Terri was easy to love. She has been very good for our son Jim.

Terri, we love you very much and will miss you.

I always knew Terri had invisible wings. Now she can stretch them out and fly. She has been a big sister to me full of truth, love, wisdom, spirit, spark and kindness. She has taught me so much about love, self and so much more. It has been an honor and privilege knowing and sharing so many things together. It has never felt right calling her a sister-in-law; she was so much more than that. A true sister, friend, counsel and of course my angel sometimes. I love you and will miss you so much. Terri, enjoy playing flyball with your puppy dogs up there in heaven.

Terri was my friend and good buddy. There will be a big hole in my life. We became friends when she joined our Flyball club. We became closer friends when we joined Curves and exercised together. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Terri was not only a teammate on the Flat Out Flyers flyball club, but she was also a fellow quilter/crafter. Terri was so caring and giving. She worked untold hours on Project Linus making quilts for children in need. Although weak from chemo, she still found the energy to make a baby quilt for a relative and crochet an afghan for our team raffle. My fondest memories of her are her smiling and holding the collar of a very bouncy Crystal who couldn't wait for her turn to run in the flyball race, and then Terri would return to our crating area where she would be crocheting or stitching something -- always for someone else.

I didn't know Terri long, but she was one of the first Flat Out Flyers to befriend me at the tournaments and practices. I'm glad to have known her. My condolences to her family, her many friends, and her beloved dogs.

Terri was a dear, sweet soul ... I don't think she ever knew a stranger and made everyone that she came into contact with feel warm and welcome. I met her in flyball, of course. And when I joined their club later, it was as if I had been there all along and had always been her friend. Terri has an extended family in our dog sport world and will be missed terribly by anyone whose life she touched.

To Jim, Gary, Kelly, Megan and the rest of Terri's loved ones, I'm so sorry for your loss.

Terri was a wonderful, beautiful surprise to our family. That little Burp (another story) was born 2 days after our mother's 40th birthday. I, of course, after eighteen years had given up on ever having a sibling and then wonder upon wonders here was Terri. I could not have been more proud if she had been my own child. I couldn't hand out cigars so I bought a big bag of chewing gum and gave out sticks of it to everyone I knew and even some I didn't know. When she started to talk she just couldn't say Bev. or Beverly. It came out Bobby. I was delighted. If someone tried to correct her I'd stop them. That was Her name for me and that was very special. I'm still Bobby or Aunt Bobby to her family. Even though we didn't share the "growing up together years" we had a special bond and a running joke. The age difference. Once she actually realized what that age difference meant she never missed an opportunity to get in a jab at the gulf in our ages especially the that I was "so much older" and she would emphasize the older part. I'd sometimes fake annoyance but she knew it was just that, a fake. I loved those jabs and I got my share in. She spent days putting together a care package for my 50th birthday. It contained just about everything that pointed toward growing older or senior citizenship, such as a bottle of Geritol, etc. Of course I had to return the favor on her 50th. She finally got the one upsmanship on me. Six day before she left us I was sitting in her kitchen and someone brought up our age difference and the fact that I was older. Without hesitation and as weak as she was she said nothing but gave a very hearty thumbs up sign. She got the last word.

Terri loved her family, husband, children, grandchildren, extended family and her dogs. She was a true friend to all who knew her. She will be sorely missed by all of us but we each have wonderful memories that will live and keep her in our hearts. She's with God and our parents now. I miss you baby sister and thank God He sent you to us.

Jim,Kelly,Megan and Gary my thoughts and prayers are with each of you. I am very blessed to have had an opportunity to know Terri for these past 13 years. Her laughter was contagious and her capacity to love amazing. Everytime I see a daisy I think of her and smile.

From the first time I met Terri I knew she was a special person. Having her and Jim join our flyball family was one of the best things that ever happened to me. I am so blessed that she came into my life and made me her friend. Terri traveled to Canada with me to our vacation home on Lake Matinenda. I'll never forget the night we sat out on the dock under a sky full of stars, watched the most amazing show of the Northern Lights and were amazed as we listened to the eerie night cry of the Loons out on the lake. I will always think of Terri when I look up at the stars.

I met Terri as a teenager working together at Sweeney's Jewelers in Memorial City Mall. Terri, myself and Carla were known as the 3 musketeers. Some of my very fondest memories of high school are of those times. I loved going over to Terri's house and visiting with her mom and Scooter, the jeans tearing dog. Although we tried to stay in contact through our adult years, life threw many curves at us and we lost personal contact. Carla tried to get us together within the last couple of years and I am ashamed of myself now for not doing my part to have that happen. I know it would have been just like old times. Every time I look at the handwritten recipe Terri gave me for frito/rice-a-roni casserole it brings a smile to my face. She was a lot of fun to go to the beach with and I was always jealous of her fabulous figure (I know Jim appreciated that too).

I am proud to have had Terri in my life and am blessed to have called her friend. My deepest sympathies to all who loved her.

I met Terri at Sweeney's Jewelry as a teenager. Terri, myself and Janet ran the store that summer and we had a blast. Our parents always knew if they could locate one of us the other two were always close by. Not many weekends went by that we weren't together. My favorite memory is a trip to Mexico that my parents took us on when we were 18. We camped on the beach on the Texas side. We slept in the camper while my parents slept in a tent. Nearby some boys were partying and in the middle of the night one tried to get in our camper. Scared us all but Terri almost knocked me out of bed and dug her finger nails into Janet. Terri's mom listened to our story when we got back and replied "Terri you missed your chance to maybe meet a nice boy". Terri was not impressed but we all had a good laugh over the years when we talked. Terri was the most kind hearted person I knew and her eyes would sparkle when she was being mischievous. She was dear friend that I won't forget.
My heart and prayers go out to the family and all who loved her.

We met Terri when she and Jim came out to see what playing flyball was all about. Like everyone else on our team, both of them became instant family to us. Terri was a very special person, one of those few that you meet in a lifetime that will always remain a part of you. Terri, you will be greatly missed but will always be in our thoughts and in that special place you etched in our hearts. We love you.

To Jim and the kids, words cannot begin to tell how sad we all are for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

I meet Terri through Trudie and the flyball team. She immediately became one of those people you knew you could trust and loved being around. Unfortunately, our paths did not cross as much as I would have liked them too. It's one of my biggest regrets that I didn't get to spend more time with her.

Terri and I met working at Curves. One night we were closing up and got to talking about our families. Neither one of us put two and two together but finally realized that we had a connection. My husband and Kelly went to school together, Megan and my brother went to school together and Gary and one of my younger brothers were good friends. It was meant to be that Terri and I were to be friends. She was a source of inspiration, she always knew what to say and do in a situation, and she touched my heart in more ways than one. Terri was always thinking of others and put her family (and dogs) first. She was a great role model to me and I will miss her dearly.

Terri and I met when she, Jim and Gary first started coming to flyball practice. I liked them from the beginning but Terri and I became really close when we started traveling together for flyball tournaments. I was so worried that first trip that we wouldn't have enough to talk about that I loaded my van with booktapes; haha, we started talking before we left the driveway and never stopped. Terri was a good listener and it meant so much to me to have a friend with whom I could discuss life stories and shared faith. Of course we spent most of our time talking about dogs, flyball, the team, the configuration of my van and getting Homer trained for flyball...and how we would fit him, Crystal and my 4 dogs in one van!

Terri and I laughed a lot - she had such a contagious laugh and ready smile. I remember one Saturday after racing when, left with a 5 lb bag of potatoes the team decided not to cook, we ended up at Walmart buying foam letters and birthday decorations. We spent the rest of the night in tears laughing as we decorated the potatoes for Trudie's birthday. The next day we handed Trudie the big bag of potatoes as a "birthday puzzle" that spelled out Happy Birthday to her...oh, how we laughed!

Terri was and is such an inspiration to me and the whole team - always so brave and strong. When she first got sick, she apologized so much for coughing that I finally had to yell at her to stop! She was always more worried about other people's comfort than her own. When asked how she felt, she just said "fine", "it's not that bad", "I'm okay". She somehow always found the strength to join me and Trudie for our lunches even when it took so much effort to even get dressed some days. I whine about every little scratch and Terri faced the battle of her life with courage and grace.

I thank the Lord for bringing Terri into my life and into the Flat Out Flyers family. She was a faithful servant in this world and a true friend and is now enjoying her eternal reward. My hugs and prayers to Jim, Kelly, Megan, and Gary and her entire family. Terri, I love you and miss your smile!