Theresa A. George

Theresa Ann (Sledziewski) George, lovingly referred to as "Terry"  and "Tesha", 85, of Seekonk, MA passed away in the presence of her beloved daughter and her daughter's children on September 1, 2023, at the Alliance Health at Maples in Wrentham, MA.
Born in Lowell, MA on August 16, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Frank W. Sledziewski and the late Lucretia "Lottie"  (Janeczko) Sledziewski.  She was raised and educated in Lowell, MA, Pawtucket, RI and Fall River, MA where she graduated from Durfee High School and later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Rhode Island.
"Terry" was employed as a billing coder and medical manager in the urgent care medical service industry and a companion to the elderly by preparing meals, and transporting them to and from appointments and errands.  Primarily, she was a talented multidisciplinary artist and craftsman.  While she created a variety of stained glass works such as lamps, nightlights, jewelry boxes and window panels throughout her years as an artist.  She also excelled in textile crafts, needlepoint, knitting and quilting.
At one time, she, and a fellow painter and friend, co-owned and operated an art studio in Providence, RI called George/Kahn Studio.  She was an ardent painter, her favorite mediums being oil and watercolor, but she was most proud of her china painting, a very old and lost form of art. Interested in perfecting her craft, she attended workshops at New York College in Cazenovia, New York and Fletcher Farm School of Arts and Crafts in Ludlow, Vermont with renowned painters and teachers in this art form.  She was also a very accomplished and competitive bridge player.
She was a member of the Providence Art Club and the Rhode Island Watercolor Society where she had showings of her artwork.  She also exhibited her paintings at galleries and entered into art festivals in Newport and Wickford, RI and Mystic,CT where she sold many of her works.
As an animal lover, she once served as the Assistant Animal Control Officer in Seekonk, MA.
"Terry" will be remembered as being beautifully eclectic and she will be always treasured by her family and will be dearly missed.
Among her loving family members left to cherish her memory are her devoted daughter: Joanne George of North Attleboro; five grandchildren: Jared Kloth of Bethel, CT; Amanda Jordan and her partner, Macy Guertin, of Central Falls; Kelsey George, D.M.D. of Cumberland; Jenna Lipson of Boston and Nick George of Seekonk; one great grandchild; a sister: Maryann "Mania" Mayo of North Augusta.
She was the mother of the late Raymond George, Jr., D.M.D. and sister of her late twin brother, Frank Sledziewski.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Visitation and Celebration of Her Life on Thursday, September 21, 2023, from  5:00 pm until 7:00 pm in the "Memorial Chapel" of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home,161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North  Attleboro, MA.  Words of Remembrance will be held at 7:00 pm at the conclusion of visitation.
Please omit flowers.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Mrs. George's name may be made to the Seekonk Animal Shelter, 100 Peck Street, Seekonk, MA  02771.
For additional information or to send the family a written expression of sympathy, please visit www.dyer-lakefuneralhome.com .
Arrangements are under the direction of the Dyer-Lake Funeral Home, 161 Commonwealth Avenue, Village of Attleboro Falls, North Attleboro. (508) 695-0200.