Theresa Shultz. Theresa died on June 17, 2022. This is her picture from the 1968 Echo, the last school portrait available.
Her obituary: Theresa Gregory, November 19, 1951 – June 17, 2022. Theresa Gregory, known as Traci to those close to her, left this life on June 17, 2022 just after a thunderstorm soaked the ground and lightning lit the sky. She was a poet, a flower child, a dreamer, a lover, and a fighter. She was a mother of seven and said many times that having and raising children was what gave her life meaning. Even after they were all grown, she was always happy and eager to help them. Traci was born on November 19, 1951 in Blue Ridge, Georgia to Jewell Mashburn and Carl Arp, Jr. She spent her early years being raised by her grandmother, Zoney, while Jewell commuted to Marietta for work. Later when her mother remarried, they moved to Piedmont Road in Marietta where she was raised with her brothers Albert and Roland Clay Shultz. She spent much of her life raising her children in Marietta, Georgia and working in internet marketing. She worked many years alongside her daughter, Vanessa Roberts, and maintained long lasting personal relations with many of her colleagues. She was an avid reader and writer and left behind several manuscripts and screenplays. You could often find her at her computer building websites or writing at all hours of the day or night. No matter how busy she was she would always drop whatever she was doing to help someone else. She was preceded in death by her mother Jewell Rubee, father Carl Dube Arp, Jr., and very close cousin, Dele Haynes. She is survived by her seven children, Anicia Bragg, Vanessa Roberts (Michael), Taylor Evans (Ashley), Aria Fiore, Mark Fiore (Melissa), Matthew Fiore, Julia Fiore and her six grandchildren who still call her Chi Chi. She is also survived by her brothers Albert (Mary Beth) and Clay (Charlotte) and a host of nieces and nephews. A private memorial service was held on June 18, 2022 at her home in Smyrna, Georgia. At her request, lobster and champagne were served. It was spoken of her that she was always the most talented person in the room and she lived by her own rules. Rose petals were scattered into the wind to signify her release from this world and life.
[Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home and Crematory, Marietta, Ga.]
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