| Felgar, Theresa Cambensy Theresa (Cambensy) Felgar "We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another." -Luciano de Crescenzo Theresa (Cambensy) Felgar, 81, of Tucson, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2010 surrounded by her family and dear friends. She was born to the late Leslie and Elsie Prentiss, July 12, 1928, in Tucson, AZ and was one of the descendants of the Mayflower. Theresa (Sug) was a graduate of Tucson High School. She married the late George Cambensy in 1948 (1985) and later married Robert Felgar in 1991 (2004). Theresa devoted her life to her family and friends and was cherished for her unwavering spirit of unconditional love. Theresa was an active member of Grace St. Paul Church, the Red Hat Society and EX POW's of Southern Arizona. Retired from TUSD, she was also an Epsilon Sigma Alpha sister, lifetime Girl Scout, and Pixie Troop Founder. She was passionate about children and music and as a young woman, had a gift for singing, she was honored by an invitation to travel with the USO. Theresa is survived by four children, George Cambensy (Yolanda), Dorothy Cook (Brian) and Todd Cambensy (Lisa) of Tucson and Margie Mathews (David) of Reno, NV. She also is survived by her sister, Virginia Grzybowski (Ed) of Tucson; grandchildren, Derek Baird (Catrina), Yvonne Gundlack (Jeremy) Jessica Martinez (Carlos), Jacqueline Cambensy, Cameron Mathews, Cody Cambensy, Kristin Andrews and great- grandchildren, Athena, Carlos, Jayden, Dessa, Kayley, Maddox, Kaydence, Zachary, Isabel and Evan. In Lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made out to the American Lung Association of Gods Child Project, Bismarck, ND. A Visitation will be held at ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Dodge Chapel on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Funeral will be held on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Grace St. Paul Church. She will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery. One of Theresa's last requests was that there be a jumping castle for the children at her funeral saying, "If I have ears in heaven, all I want to hear is laughter." Published in the Tucson Newspapers on March 16, 2010 |
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