LEXINGTON, N.C. — The Davidson County teacher whose family was featured on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" has died.
Tricia Creasey, 39, died around 2:30 p.m. Thursday after a long battle with cancer, said Randy Holmes, principal of E. Lawson Brown Middle School.
Creasey, a seventh-grade science and social studies teacher, died peacefully at home with family by her side, Holmes said.
Dozens attended a candlelight vigil Thursday night outside the Creasey house. There was prayer and song, and sniffles could be heard in the crowd during moments of silence.
"I can't tell you what it means for everybody to be out here tonight doing this for our family. Tricia was a fighter and she's fought this hard battle for six years, and now she's gone home," said William Creasey, Tricia's husband.
Rebecca Sink with Relay for Life said she first met the family at a fundraiser she was holding for a friend of hers.
"Before (my friend) lost her battle, she said, ‘I don't know how that woman does it. She gets up, she goes to school, she takes care of three kids, a house and a husband. She is my hero.' I'm glad to say today that Jennie finally met her hero," Sink said.
Funeral arrangements are pending, but visitation is set for Saturday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Davidson Funeral Home.
Creasey was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2006. Host Ty Pennington and the rest of the "Extreme Makeover" crew chose to highlight her after learning she refused to stop teaching while undergoing chemotherapy.
In November 2009, a local contractor and about 1,000 volunteers worked with the show to tear down the old Creasey home on Allred Street in Lexington and build a new one from scratch. The family vacationed at Disney World during the week that it took to build the home.
In February 2010, millions of viewers around the country learned her story. Creasey kept teaching until October 2011, Holmes said.
Source: Fox 8 News
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Tricia Annette Chapman Creasey, 39, of Allred Road, lost her courageous battle with cancer Thursday, February 09, 2012, at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends.
The funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday, February 12, 2012, at Davidson Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald Ward officiating. Entombment will follow in Floral Gardens Memorial Park, High Point. The family will receive friends from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the funeral home and other times at the home.
Mrs. Creasey was born March 24, 1972, in Guilford County, to Richard S. Chapman and Janice Presswood Chapman. She was a graduate from University of North Carolina Greensboro, where she was a member of the Alpha Delta PI Sorority. Tricia taught at E. Lawson Brown Middle School where she was a very loving and strong teacher to many students who admired her over her years of teaching. They looked up to her they wanted to be just like her. They wanted her courage, her hope and her determination. She taught seventh grade science and social studies, but she also taught her students to fight the hardest battles and to never give up. The lessons she taught her students will never be forgotten. She was a member of the NCAE and Bethel Baptist Church of Denton. Mrs. Creasey was an active member of the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life of Davidson County. She was loved and admired by her community for her strength and courage in her fight against cancer. She will be greatly missed.
Surviving are her loving husband, William Matthew Creasey of the home; daughters, Brittany Creasey, Makenzie Creasey and Makayla Creasey, all of the home; her parents of Thomasville; a sister, Sarah Sherman and husband, Allen, of Thomasville; and a nephew, Skylar Sherman of Thomasville.
Memorials may be made to State Employees Credit union, Tricia Creasey Memorial Fund for her children, Lexington, NC 27292.
Source: Davidson Funeral Home
Tricia Creasey, 39, died around 2:30 p.m. Thursday after a long battle with cancer, said Randy Holmes, principal of E. Lawson Brown Middle School.
Creasey, a seventh-grade science and social studies teacher, died peacefully at home with family by her side, Holmes said.
Dozens attended a candlelight vigil Thursday night outside the Creasey house. There was prayer and song, and sniffles could be heard in the crowd during moments of silence.
"I can't tell you what it means for everybody to be out here tonight doing this for our family. Tricia was a fighter and she's fought this hard battle for six years, and now she's gone home," said William Creasey, Tricia's husband.
Rebecca Sink with Relay for Life said she first met the family at a fundraiser she was holding for a friend of hers.
"Before (my friend) lost her battle, she said, ‘I don't know how that woman does it. She gets up, she goes to school, she takes care of three kids, a house and a husband. She is my hero.' I'm glad to say today that Jennie finally met her hero," Sink said.
Funeral arrangements are pending, but visitation is set for Saturday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Davidson Funeral Home.
Creasey was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2006. Host Ty Pennington and the rest of the "Extreme Makeover" crew chose to highlight her after learning she refused to stop teaching while undergoing chemotherapy.
In November 2009, a local contractor and about 1,000 volunteers worked with the show to tear down the old Creasey home on Allred Street in Lexington and build a new one from scratch. The family vacationed at Disney World during the week that it took to build the home.
In February 2010, millions of viewers around the country learned her story. Creasey kept teaching until October 2011, Holmes said.
Source: Fox 8 News
__________________________________________________________
Tricia Annette Chapman Creasey, 39, of Allred Road, lost her courageous battle with cancer Thursday, February 09, 2012, at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends.
The funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday, February 12, 2012, at Davidson Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald Ward officiating. Entombment will follow in Floral Gardens Memorial Park, High Point. The family will receive friends from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the funeral home and other times at the home.
Mrs. Creasey was born March 24, 1972, in Guilford County, to Richard S. Chapman and Janice Presswood Chapman. She was a graduate from University of North Carolina Greensboro, where she was a member of the Alpha Delta PI Sorority. Tricia taught at E. Lawson Brown Middle School where she was a very loving and strong teacher to many students who admired her over her years of teaching. They looked up to her they wanted to be just like her. They wanted her courage, her hope and her determination. She taught seventh grade science and social studies, but she also taught her students to fight the hardest battles and to never give up. The lessons she taught her students will never be forgotten. She was a member of the NCAE and Bethel Baptist Church of Denton. Mrs. Creasey was an active member of the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life of Davidson County. She was loved and admired by her community for her strength and courage in her fight against cancer. She will be greatly missed.
Surviving are her loving husband, William Matthew Creasey of the home; daughters, Brittany Creasey, Makenzie Creasey and Makayla Creasey, all of the home; her parents of Thomasville; a sister, Sarah Sherman and husband, Allen, of Thomasville; and a nephew, Skylar Sherman of Thomasville.
Memorials may be made to State Employees Credit union, Tricia Creasey Memorial Fund for her children, Lexington, NC 27292.
Source: Davidson Funeral Home
LEXINGTON, N.C. — The Davidson County teacher whose family was featured on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" has died.
Tricia Creasey, 39, died around 2:30 p.m. Thursday after a long battle with cancer, said Randy Holmes, principal of E. Lawson Brown Middle School.
Creasey, a seventh-grade science and social studies teacher, died peacefully at home with family by her side, Holmes said.
Dozens attended a candlelight vigil Thursday night outside the Creasey house. There was prayer and song, and sniffles could be heard in the crowd during moments of silence.
"I can't tell you what it means for everybody to be out here tonight doing this for our family. Tricia was a fighter and she's fought this hard battle for six years, and now she's gone home," said William Creasey, Tricia's husband.
Rebecca Sink with Relay for Life said she first met the family at a fundraiser she was holding for a friend of hers.
"Before (my friend) lost her battle, she said, ‘I don't know how that woman does it. She gets up, she goes to school, she takes care of three kids, a house and a husband. She is my hero.' I'm glad to say today that Jennie finally met her hero," Sink said.
Funeral arrangements are pending, but visitation is set for Saturday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Davidson Funeral Home.
Creasey was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2006. Host Ty Pennington and the rest of the "Extreme Makeover" crew chose to highlight her after learning she refused to stop teaching while undergoing chemotherapy.
In November 2009, a local contractor and about 1,000 volunteers worked with the show to tear down the old Creasey home on Allred Street in Lexington and build a new one from scratch. The family vacationed at Disney World during the week that it took to build the home.
In February 2010, millions of viewers around the country learned her story. Creasey kept teaching until October 2011, Holmes said.
Source: Fox 8 News
__________________________________________________________
Tricia Annette Chapman Creasey, 39, of Allred Road, lost her courageous battle with cancer Thursday, February 09, 2012, at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends.
The funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday, February 12, 2012, at Davidson Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald Ward officiating. Entombment will follow in Floral Gardens Memorial Park, High Point. The family will receive friends from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the funeral home and other times at the home.
Mrs. Creasey was born March 24, 1972, in Guilford County, to Richard S. Chapman and Janice Presswood Chapman. She was a graduate from University of North Carolina Greensboro, where she was a member of the Alpha Delta PI Sorority. Tricia taught at E. Lawson Brown Middle School where she was a very loving and strong teacher to many students who admired her over her years of teaching. They looked up to her they wanted to be just like her. They wanted her courage, her hope and her determination. She taught seventh grade science and social studies, but she also taught her students to fight the hardest battles and to never give up. The lessons she taught her students will never be forgotten. She was a member of the NCAE and Bethel Baptist Church of Denton. Mrs. Creasey was an active member of the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life of Davidson County. She was loved and admired by her community for her strength and courage in her fight against cancer. She will be greatly missed.
Surviving are her loving husband, William Matthew Creasey of the home; daughters, Brittany Creasey, Makenzie Creasey and Makayla Creasey, all of the home; her parents of Thomasville; a sister, Sarah Sherman and husband, Allen, of Thomasville; and a nephew, Skylar Sherman of Thomasville.
Memorials may be made to State Employees Credit union, Tricia Creasey Memorial Fund for her children, Lexington, NC 27292.
Source: Davidson Funeral Home
Tricia Creasey, 39, died around 2:30 p.m. Thursday after a long battle with cancer, said Randy Holmes, principal of E. Lawson Brown Middle School.
Creasey, a seventh-grade science and social studies teacher, died peacefully at home with family by her side, Holmes said.
Dozens attended a candlelight vigil Thursday night outside the Creasey house. There was prayer and song, and sniffles could be heard in the crowd during moments of silence.
"I can't tell you what it means for everybody to be out here tonight doing this for our family. Tricia was a fighter and she's fought this hard battle for six years, and now she's gone home," said William Creasey, Tricia's husband.
Rebecca Sink with Relay for Life said she first met the family at a fundraiser she was holding for a friend of hers.
"Before (my friend) lost her battle, she said, ‘I don't know how that woman does it. She gets up, she goes to school, she takes care of three kids, a house and a husband. She is my hero.' I'm glad to say today that Jennie finally met her hero," Sink said.
Funeral arrangements are pending, but visitation is set for Saturday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Davidson Funeral Home.
Creasey was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2006. Host Ty Pennington and the rest of the "Extreme Makeover" crew chose to highlight her after learning she refused to stop teaching while undergoing chemotherapy.
In November 2009, a local contractor and about 1,000 volunteers worked with the show to tear down the old Creasey home on Allred Street in Lexington and build a new one from scratch. The family vacationed at Disney World during the week that it took to build the home.
In February 2010, millions of viewers around the country learned her story. Creasey kept teaching until October 2011, Holmes said.
Source: Fox 8 News
__________________________________________________________
Tricia Annette Chapman Creasey, 39, of Allred Road, lost her courageous battle with cancer Thursday, February 09, 2012, at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends.
The funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday, February 12, 2012, at Davidson Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald Ward officiating. Entombment will follow in Floral Gardens Memorial Park, High Point. The family will receive friends from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the funeral home and other times at the home.
Mrs. Creasey was born March 24, 1972, in Guilford County, to Richard S. Chapman and Janice Presswood Chapman. She was a graduate from University of North Carolina Greensboro, where she was a member of the Alpha Delta PI Sorority. Tricia taught at E. Lawson Brown Middle School where she was a very loving and strong teacher to many students who admired her over her years of teaching. They looked up to her they wanted to be just like her. They wanted her courage, her hope and her determination. She taught seventh grade science and social studies, but she also taught her students to fight the hardest battles and to never give up. The lessons she taught her students will never be forgotten. She was a member of the NCAE and Bethel Baptist Church of Denton. Mrs. Creasey was an active member of the American Cancer Society and Relay for Life of Davidson County. She was loved and admired by her community for her strength and courage in her fight against cancer. She will be greatly missed.
Surviving are her loving husband, William Matthew Creasey of the home; daughters, Brittany Creasey, Makenzie Creasey and Makayla Creasey, all of the home; her parents of Thomasville; a sister, Sarah Sherman and husband, Allen, of Thomasville; and a nephew, Skylar Sherman of Thomasville.
Memorials may be made to State Employees Credit union, Tricia Creasey Memorial Fund for her children, Lexington, NC 27292.
Source: Davidson Funeral Home
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