Burke, Teresa Lynn (Colandreo)
Teresa Lynn Burke, 69, of East Granby, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at her home. Born in Washington, DC on February 21, 1953, daughter of the late Rocco and Helen (LaForce) Colandreo, she was raised in Washington DC and in Florida and was a graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School
in Fort Lauderdale, FL. After high school, Teresa continued her education and studied to be a registered nurse. Soon after receiving her certification, she moved to Connecticut and took a
position at Hartford Hospital as the kidney transplant coordinator. After her son graduated from high school, she returned to Florida to be closer to her siblings. Teresa continued her work caring for patients who were undergoing transplant surgery and served as a charge nurse and the renal transplant case manager at the University of Florida Health – Shands Hospital in
Gainesville. Teresa retired after 25 years in 2017 and returned to Connecticut to be closer to her son and grandchildren a year later. In her spare time, Teresa enjoyed traveling with her sister Mary Lou and her niece Harmony and took many memorable trips throughout the United States, Europe, and the Caribbean. While living in Florida, she loved going to Florida Gators games and after returning to Connecticut she attended all of her grandchildren's hockey, baseball, and softball games and enjoyed picking them up from school and taking them to their various activities. Most all, she enjoyed the simple pleasures in life, gardening around her home, watching the birds, and relaxing while watching her favorite TV shows. She leaves her son, Peter Burke and his wife Cheri of East Granby; four grandchildren, William, Gavin, Tyler, and Avery Burke all of East Granby; two brothers, Michael Colandreo of Orlando, FL and Dominic Colandreo and his wife Jan of Hawthorne, FL; three sisters, Rochina Davis of Gainesville, FL, Mary Lou Carter of Pensacola, FL, Pat Potter and her husband Joe of Gainesville, FL; and many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Paul Colandreo. Her family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 10, 5-7 p.m., followed by a funeral service at 7 p.m., at the Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home, 364 Salmon Brook St., Granby. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. In memory of her life devoted to caring for others, especially those undergoing transplant surgery, the family requests that memorial donations may be made to Hartford Hospital, Attn: Dept. of Philanthropy, Transplant Program, P.O. Box 5037, Hartford, CT 06102. For online condolences please visit, www.carmonfuneralhome.com.