Miss Teresa Anne Burdick (TC), age 57, passed away January 13, 2021. She is the fourth child of Charles F. and Virginia R. (Puccia) Burdick of Watertown. Growing up, she started out attending the ARC on Gaffney Drive, actually helping to cut the ribbon of the new building, along with Senator Barclay at the time, in 1966. She later attended Starbuck School, Wiley School and received her Individual Education Program diploma from Watertown High School in 1984. She and her classmates were one of the first children with special needs to be âmainstreamedâ into the public school system.
TC had a great love of life. She loved God, her family and friends and her smile lifted you whenever she was around. She had a strong devotion to Saint Theresa of the Flowers. She loved attending her Special Religious Education Program taught by the Sisters of St. Joseph. She would talk and talk about how they shared the joy and love of Jesus to all who listened. The program offered day trips, holiday programs and celebrated Mass, all while learning of the love Jesus. TC was a regular at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse, here in Watertown, volunteering in the kitchen for years and was affectionately known as the âPotato Ladyâ by the Sisters and Staff! She was taught to play the violin by Sister Norma and played at various programs that were held to include playing before Bishop Terry.