Marie Therese Laundy, age 83, passed away peacefully at home on February 9, 2021. She was born December 20th, 1937, at Darlington to Winifred (nee: Boylan) and Harold Leeming in an era of “children should be seen and not heard” but it was soon apparent that Therese was intent upon making her mark in life by doing things her way. Born into a dancing family, she was surrounded by music and movement before she could walk. Therese soon learned she and her five siblings were better off than many, often lamenting the fact that some children at school would arrive with no shoes on their feet.