Obituary for Theresa L. Gioannini
The following was taken from the Lensing Funeral Home page:
Theresa Lee Gioannini,
In health, Theresa was the moral compass and biological engine of her family; a teacher and mentor extraordinaire; a friend with uncommonly selfless and generous qualities; and a scientist whose creativity and rigor made possible several seminal contributions concerning opiate and MD-2/TLR4 receptors.
In illness, Theresa was a model of stoic optimism and faith, never letting her medical challenges – however difficult – alter her focus on the well-being of her family and friends first, herself later.
Theresa was a remarkable combination of personal modesty and professional ambition and accomplishment. She succeeded on a path completely new and foreign to her family and surroundings: moving from her birthplace and family home in Galesburg, IL to college at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (Terre Haute, IN) followed by graduate school at New York University (New York, NY) where she earned a
Theresa was the ultimate teammate and partner: her partnership with her husband was inseverable and her proudest creative activity was nurturing their two sons. Theresa was devoutly committed to her Catholic faith, generously supporting with her husband the Newman Center at the University of Iowa along with
To help celebrate Theresa’s life, her faith and her many friends and family members, a memorial Mass/celebration for Theresa will be held at noon on Saturday, January 25th at the Newman Center, preceded by two hours of
Alumna Theresa Gioannini Passes Away January 2014
