Terri Luanna da Silva of Niantic, Connecticut passed gracefully and in peace at the tender age of 40, on December 5, 2014, surrounded by her loving family and best friend. Born in Nova Scotia and raised on both coasts of Canada, Terri was the daughter of author, Spider Robinson, and the late dancer, choreographer and author, Jeanne Robinson.
Well known for her blog, gracefulwomanwarrior.com, Terri bravely chronicled her openhearted and courageous three-year battle with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer, inspiring people all over the world with her unique voice and indomitable spirit.
A self-proclaimed world traveler, Terri’s true home was New York City. She was an amazingly gifted and inspirational writer, social worker and activist, but Terri was first and foremost a devoted wife, mother, daughter, niece, and friend.
Terri Luanna will be remembered most for her voracious and passionate love of life, her boundless compassion, and deep and abiding faith in the innate goodness of human kind. The world is a better place because of Terri’s legacy of strength, hope and living life to its fullest which will flow on in the lives of all those she touched.
Terri is survived by her husband, Heron da Silva, daughter, Marisa Alegria da Silva, father, Spider Robinson, maternal grandmother, Dorothy Rubbicco, paternal grandfather, Charles Robinson, numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins, and her Chatham Corrigan family who all loved her dearly.
Visiting hours will be December 19th from 4-7 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford, MA. Family and close friends are invited to a celebration of Terri’s life on Saturday, December 20th, from 1-4 PM at The Hawthorne Country Club, 970 Tucker Rd., Dartmouth, MA. Please RSVP by December 15th at [email protected]
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the gracefulwomanwarrior Memorial Fund, www.gofundme.com/icqknk.
For information on future events in NYC commemorating our gracefulwomanwarrior’s journey, please go to Terri’s blog, www.gracefulwomanwarrior.com.