Obituary of Teresa Franklin

Teresa Franklin Teresa (Terry) Franklin of Reston, VA, was born in London, England, on March 28, 1923. She attended a private school for girls until war broke out in 1939. In 1940, all British citizens were expected to join the armed forces or do some type of war work. Terry was sent to work for the U.S. Army as a senior administrative assistant with the Services of Supply for General Eisenhower's European theater of operations. In September 1944, the U.S. Army's London headquarters split, and Terry moved to Paris just two weeks after the city's liberation to serve as a civilian volunteer. It was in Paris that she met then Capt. Joseph B. Franklin, and they were married there on May 25, 1945. With the war's end, the young couple settled first in Chicago, IL. A year later, they moved to Ft. Eustis, near Newport News, VA. Joe Franklin was then a Major and would advance to the rank of Colonel over the ensuing 23 years of his military career. Terry, Joe, and their two daughters, Lynn and Laurie, were posted around the U.S. and abroad. Tours in Hokkaido, Japan, and Orléans, France, were highlights. During her husband's years of service, Terry served as president of the Officer's Wives Club in Orléans and in Washington, DC. She was also on the board of the Franco-American Wives Club while they lived in Orléans. When Colonel Franklin was stationed at the Pentagon for his last tour of duty, Terry established Terry's Treasures, an antique business. After her husband retired from the military, they moved to southern California, and she continued her business there, doing antique shows and owning a shop. Joe Franklin passed away in 1993, and Terry eventually moved back to Virginia, settling in Reston and keeping her antique business going until 2006. Terry Franklin is survived by daughters Lynn Franklin and Laurie Callahan, grandson Hardie Stevens and granddaughter Erin Ingham, great granddaughter Lindsay Stevens, and great grandsons Jim Stevens and Gabriel Ingham. She will be remembered by countless family members and friends with love. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: United Christian Parish (UCP): http://www.ucpreston.org Macular Degeneration Research Foundation: http://www.brightfocus.org/macular/ Doctors Without Borders: http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/ Donaldson Adoption Institute, The Lynn Franklin Fund: http://adoptioninstitute.org/programs/franklinfund.php