Teresa Lynn (Geans) Cassavoy was a loving wife, mother, sister, daughter and aunt. "Teresa didn't have an easy life," said her husband Bryon. "But through it all, she always thought of others before herself." In March 2012, Teresa went to the doctor's office thinking she had the flu, but by the next morning she had a seizure caused by a blood clot that herniated her brain stem. "Teresa had always been adamant about organ donation," recalled Bryon, and her decision was honored as she donated her organs, tissues and corneas to people in need. "In the truest testament to who she was, her greatest gifts were to strangers."

Teresa's Story

Teresa Lynn (Geans) Cassavoy was a loving wife, mother, sister, daughter and aunt. She loved spending time with her family and was a mother who always put her children's needs ahead of her own. She had a wonderful giving heart and was the type that would do anything for anyone. She also had a great sense of humor, loving to play practical jokes on everyone. Teresa was the type of person that put a smile on your face every day.

"Teresa didn't have an easy life," said her husband Bryon. "She was born with a club foot requiring multiple surgeries, then almost died at age five when she was struck by a car. She had several minor strokes in her thirties. But through it all, she always thought of others before herself."

On March 20, 2012, Teresa went to the doctor's office thinking she had the flu, with a very bad headache and nausea throughout the day. Admitted for overnight tests, she suffered a massive seizure the next morning, never to wake up again. Teresa had suffered a blood clot that herniated her brain stem.

"Teresa had always been adamant about organ donation," recalled Bryon. "She convinced many of us to follow her example as a registered donor. She always said that if she could save someone's life, she was all for it."

Teresa's decision was honored as she donated her organs, tissues and corneas to people in need. "Her smile, her laughter, her friendship, and her love for her family left a lasting legacy to all of those that knew her," affirmed Bryon, "But in the truest testament to who she was, her greatest gifts were to strangers."