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Teri Burns (Teresa Hanson Burns) has died

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MikeShannon914

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Teri worked for KAAM (the 620 version) hosting "Music for Lovers." She also worked for the original version of B-97.9, and was last at KSET (news/talk) in Port Arthur. She died last night in Beaumont of ovarian cancer at 47 years old.

Teri was the wife of Brian Burns of KRLD, WBAP and the old KEWS.

She and Brian were married 11 years and have a daughter, Abby.

She posted some of her reflections on life and cancer and such on a blog at http://advocareteresainbeaumont.blogspot.com/2008/11/i-cook-like-granma-hanson.html

Thoughts and prayers to her family and friends.
 
Thanks, Mike. Teri popped into my mind a couple of months ago, not sure why, but thanks for posting her info...and a link to her blog. May her family find peace and love in the fact that she is loved and appreciated.
 
May the peace of God be with her family & friends. May they find comfort in their faith & in each others presence during this time & always.

Thank you Mike for posting this.
 
oh no!!!I worked with her in Traffic! She was so gorgeous and so pleasant! Brian must be hurting badly. They made a great couple. I am so shocked and saddened by this
 
I am shocked and saddened to my foundations over hearing the devastating news of Teresa's passing.

I moved to Dallas in July 1996 from Houston to work at Shadow Broadcast Services when they opened a traffic shop on KEWS. Due to my background in Houston at KQUE, Ben Laurie suggested I look into part time work at 620 KAAM.

I started there in November and Teresa was the first person at the station (and in Dallas for that matter) who befriended me. She was full of personality, life, vivaciousness & funny and she was the first person to tell me about Johnny Reno and Lounge night at the Red Jacket. I remember she and I closed down the joint on many a Thursday night after she got off the air. ("Teri, DARLIN', you'll never guess where I am! I got a Jack & Coke with your name on it - come on down!")

What you heard on the air on KAAM from Teresa was who she was in life. It was "seat of your pants" radio - at its very best. It was what many in broadcasting attempt to achieve and Teresa accomplished it every time she cracked a mic - entertaining spontaneity. I always appreciated what she did - so did a lot of listeners.

But she butted heads with "you know who" at KAAM on many occasions and she asked me if I could get her an interview at Shadow - which I did and Neal Rohrig hired her. It was not long after that I left Shadow myself - and she left KAAM.

We stayed in touch now and then (I knew she met - and married) Brian and they moved to Louisiana. I, too was married by then (to another KAAM refugee, Sharon Trimble). But over time, as often happens in this business, we lost touch. But I know how happy she was. With Brian, I know she found who she had always been searching.

It was sometime in 2008 that Joyce McCormick, Promotions Director at 770, told me she ran into Teresa and Teresa told her to tell me Hi. I think Joyce said that Teresa had been recently diagnosed but I didn't believe it then. (Not Teresa - never Teresa).

I can't imagine the pain Brian and Teresa's sister and their family must be feeling tonight. This is a loss you never get over, you just learn to live with it - eventually. My thoughts and prayers... you know.

It's 1:36 AM. I will let Sharon sleep and tell her in the morning. :'(
 
Teri's obit and guestbook are here:

http://www.broussardsmortuary.com/services.asp?page=odetail&id=6933

And DAMN, some pretty heartfelt posts here...thoughts, prayers and condolences to all of you. Wish I had the chance to have met Teri face to face. We'd traded a few emails over the years, and she shared several contributions to the knus99.com website. Read her life story above...what a dynamic person who really crammed a lifetime into 47 short years. Godspeed.
 
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