Teresa Gex 

Teresa C. Gex, 45, died June 30 after a sudden, short illness at Stanford Hospital -- the place of her birth in 1959.

Gex went to Van Auken Elementary School, Jordan Junior High School, and graduated from Palo Alto High school in 1978.

She attended Humboldt State University and later worked for Nichols Daimond Tool in Redwood City for 10 years. Before she died, she took a job as a teaching assistant at Bubb Elementary school in Mountain View. She then returned to college to earn her teaching credentials at California State University, Stanislaus.

In her spare time, Gex was considered a multimedia artist who loved making quilts and doing patchwork art for her family and friends. She was also a Star Trek enthusiast, and embraced all things related to space. Gex was described as an avid reader with a thirst for knowledge, and a great lover of the outdoors. She took frequent camping and hiking trips, and explored the wonders of gardening. But most of all, she was known for her love of children; in particular, her love for all of her nephews and nieces.

She is survived by her parents, Robert and Marian Gex; her brother and sister-in-law Timothy and Jennifer Gex; and sisters and brother -in-laws Nicolette and Philip Nasr, and Nancy and Brandon Goldman.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.