September 3, 2009 Teresa Mary O'Connell Ennis passed away peacefully on September 3, 2009, at the Nottingham Residential Health Care Facility in Jamesville, NY. Terry was born October 21, 1913, in the Bronx, NY. She attended St. Barnabas High School and Hunter College, where she loved to play basketball. She later worked as a junior accountant for J.C. Penney in New York City, where she was a proud member of the bowling team, winning the New York City championship twice. During World War II, she enlisted in the Women's Army Corps and became one of the first women to graduate from Officers Training School in Des Moines, Iowa. She often spoke proudly of some of her assignments, including a stint working on the Manhattan Project. It was during her army career that Lieutenant Teresa O'Connell met and married Lieutenant Joseph L. Ennis Jr. They resided for 56 years in Riverdale, NY, where Teresa was a communicant of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church and a member of the American Legion Post. She worked in the library at Manhattan College for 40 years before retiring at age 90. In 2006 Joe and Terry moved from their beloved New York City to reside in the Nottingham Residence for Seniors in Jamesville, NY. They became members of Holy Cross Catholic Church. They so appreciated the effort that Holy Cross and All Saints made to bring Mass to the residents of the Nottingham. Terry is survived by her daughters, Terry Ann (Jack) Hickey of Skaneateles and Joan Condon of San Diego, CA; her granddaughter, Jennifer O'Connell of San Diego, CA; her grandson, Timothy (Beth) Hickey of Charlottesville, VA; her great-grandson, Brendan Collins of San Diego, CA; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by Joe, her husband of 63 years, and by her granddaughter, Laurie Beth Hickey. The family asks that you offer up a prayer of thanksgiving for the lives of Terry and Joe, who were such an inspiration to so many. There will be no calling hours. A graveside farewell will be held at the convenience of the family. Fairchild & Meech DeWitt Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. Please sign the guestbook at syracuse.com/obits