April 30, 2022
Theresa “Terry” Strong, 64; of Oswego, NY passed away at Oswego Hospital, Oswego; Saturday, April 30th after enduring and fighting a long illness. Theresa was born in Oswego, NY to the late John R. “Big John” and Mary (Muscolino) Tesoriero. She worked for over 24 years as a teamster with UPS, Syracuse, NY. Her family described Terry as marrying her childhood sweetheart and her best friend. Her children and grandchildren were her greatest joy. Nothing could make her happier than spending time with her grandchildren. Her second love was her racing family. Theresa loved the Oswego Speedway and was known to all as the “Queen”. Her role helping race teams will be hard shoes to fill. She was blessed to have been beloved by racers and fans. Her presence will definitely be missed this racing season. Mrs. Strong loved the NY Yankees, NY Giants, HGTV and the Hallmark channel. She will also be remembered for her cooking and baking, and how her favorite holiday was Christmas. She never missed an opportunity to make Christmas special for all her family, friends and those who may have needed somewhere to celebrate. During Christmas she felt that no one should be alone or go without a traditional holiday meal and invited everyone to join her table. Celebrating Christmas without her will be bittersweet, but filled with loving memories of wonderful sights, smells and traditions from Christmas past.
Theresa was pre-deceased by her brother Scott Tesoriero and her grandson Tristan Strong.
She is survived by her devoted husband of 46 years and high school sweetheart: Patrick Strong of Oswego, Heidi (Chad Holbert) Strong of Oswego, NY; Ron (Shannon) Strong of Oswego, NY; Shawn (Melanie) Strong of Fulton, NY; her 8 siblings: Roxanne Johnson of TN, her twin brother: John “Jay” (Lisa) Tesoriero of Oswego; James “Jim” (Robin) Tesoriero of Oswego, NY; Denise (Bob) Merrill-Bond of Minetto, NY; Judy (Scott) Parsons of KY; Lisa (Jeff Copley) Tesoriero of Kirkville, NY; Patricia Tesoriero of NYC; 11 grandchildren: Kaitlyn Strong, Alexander Strong, Gaven Kemp, Hagan Strong, Greyson Strong, Sullivan Strong, Vaughn Strong, Gideon Strong, Eddisyn Strong, and Simon Strong and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral Services will be held privately Friday at the Sugar & Scanlon Funeral Home 147 W. 4th St. Oswego, NY with Rev. George Wurz officiating.
The family would like to invite their friends and family to participate in Theresa’s last ride.
Please meet at the Sugar & Scanlon Funeral Home at Noon,T Friday to process to the Oswego Speedway for a Memorial Lap.
Burial will be held privately.
Calling Hours will be conducted Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the Sugar & Scanlon Funeral Home, 147 W. 4th St., Oswego
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Light House Lanes at the convenience of the family.
Contributions may be made to Roswell Park Alliance Foundation PO Box 631, Buffalo, NY 14240 and Central NY Food Bank 7066 Interstate Island Rd., Syracuse, NY 13209.
R I P Queen Terry hare and will be missed.The pits will not be the same .
Sorry for your loss I miss you
Dear Pat and family;Our hearts go out to you all with deepest condolences for all of you. May she live with the angels now. God bless you all. Thoughts & prayers for strength.
All our love
Joe & Kathy Miceli
I’m sincerely sorry for your loss may God ease your pain brothers
We are so sorry to hear of Terry’s passing. She was a wonderful person and always fun to be with. Our love and prayers are with you all.
We’re so sorry to hear of Terry’s passing. She was a wonderful person and always fun to be with. Our love and prayers are with you all.
There are no words to express our sorrow for your loss. God bless
RIP Terry the purple lady you will be missed by all and loved by everyone that knew you
Terry was a great person & incredible worker at UPS. She will be missed
To Pat and family, we are so sorry of Terry’s passing. She put up a strong fight. Her jolly upbeat personality will be missed immensely at the track.
Patty and Dan Harrington
So sorry to hear of the loss of your sister and a beloved Aunt to my niece Mary Elizabeth. She will live on in each of you through happy memories of a life well lived with laughter!
My condolences to Pat and the rest of the family. Due to recent health issues I will not be able to attend the services. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Terri was a great person and will be missed. RIP Terri
God will need Terry to run HIS speedway. God know all about Terry. She will be so miss in the pits and speedway. She was truly a gem to all. We were lucky to have her and her loved for Oswego speedway. RIP. God speed!!
At a time like this words seem to have no meaning, but to the entire Strong family please know that there are so many grieving your loss and thinking of all of you. Terry made such an impact on so many. Life throws you curves and this is probably the biggest one to understand. Love to all.
Rest in peace Terry!! My condolences to the Pat and all the family. She was a sweetheart!!
Pat so sorry to hear about Terry. She was definitely one of a kind and the best kind at that! I can still hear her yelling at softball games after all these years. Also UPS will never be the same without her Christmas music blaring as she loaded her trucks! May she live on in our memories forever.
Sincere condolences from Jim and I. have know Terry for so long having worked with her mom at Speedway Press. She was such a kind, thoughtful person and fought a long fight. She will be missed greatly at the track in the pits by us and many others. There are no words to express the sadness that is felt. God speed Terri….Love ya. Carol Haynes
Pat we are so sorry to hear of Terry’s passing. We have missed seeing you both the last few years at Indy.
Condolences to the Strong family. Terry was a force of nature and will bre greatly missed. Her kindness to my husband and me will always be remembered.
Condolences to the Strong family. Terry was a force of nature and will be greatly missed. Her kindness to my husband and me will always be remembered.
I didn’t know Terry very well but I knew her as well as anyone could as a loyal Sub Shop customer.. always a kind word and a smile on her face.. always carrying on a conversation with Mr Greene….some customers I will never forget❤️
My condolences to the Strong and Tesoriero families.. Terry was loved and will be in your memories forever..
My thoughts & prayers are with you all at those time and forward. I remember being in the pits at oswego speedway with terry shining the race car. She really was the Queen there. u all Kathy Hill/Gregory.
Having grown up with Heidi and Len all through school from K right thru 12, Terry made a positive impact on a lot of us. She showed us how to be genuine, selfless, and enjoy every part of life. Just a great example for all of us to aspire to. She will be palpably missed but I’m positive her presence will be felt at Oswego Speedway for years to come.