Therese a Duncan's Obituary
Therese A Duncan, 94, of Hudson, Florida passed away at 12:31 p.m. May 29, 2022.
A native of Marlboro, MA she was born September 20, 1927 the daughter of the late Edgar D. Ledoux and Elizebet Breault Ledoux. Therese set many goals for her self that was very hard for her to meet. She wanted to make a worthwhile contribution to life. Her enlistment in the United States Army provided he with the basis to achieve many of her goals. Part of her enlisted service was a agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps then an Administrative Capacity for the Massachusetts Military District in Boston. As an officer, she held various positions, the most notable were being responsible for troubleshooting and designing solutions to problems within the Military Supply System. Therese chipped away at her education nights for 13 years and, while an officer, attended the University of Omaha and obtained her BS in Geopolitics, with the emphasis on the (then) Soviet Union. After retirement she obtained her Masters’ Degree in Business Administration, also done at night while working full time days. So she enlisted as a Recruit with a High School education and retired 24 years later as a Lt COL with a College education. She was nearly 40 when she earned her BS and in te mid 50’s when she earned her MBA. A bonus o her time in the Army was meeting and marrying the Love of her life, MSgt Jack T. Quinby a wonderful union which ended after only ten years due to a sudden, fatal heart attack.
As a child she was interested in Amazon, Antarctica, the Taj Mahal and Tibet. Later in life her post-retirement traveling allowed her to visit all four places. She did not travel extensively while in the Army, her post-retirement cruises and other travel took her to most countries around the world.
Funeral services will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Grace Memorial Funeral Home in Hudson, Florida with burial at a later date in Phoenixville, PA.
Visitation will be from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
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