Daily Sitka Sentinel

Theresa VanVeen Dies; Celebration of Life Set

 

From left are Theresa Renee VanVeen, Matthew Moon Davis and Richard (Matt) Davis. (Photo provided to the Sentinel)

 

A beloved mother, partner, daughter, sister, niece, cousin, and friend, Theresa Renee VanVeen left this world unexpectedly on July 8, 2020, from complications arising from a severe asthma attack. She was 28 years young.

Theresa was born on June 14, 1992, in Sitka to Eric VanVeen and Catherine VanVeen. She graduated from Sitka High School and lived briefly in Anchorage, Juneau, and New Mexico where she met her love, Matt Davis. Their son, Matthew Moon, was born July 2017 and will be turning 3 years old at the end of the month. 

Theresa was a compassionate and honest individual with a keen business sense. She loved traveling, making memories with family and friends, and working as CFO for the family business, VanGreen’s Cannabis. Above all things, Theresa loved being a mother and loved her family. She loved fiercely and with everything that she was. Nothing made her happier than spending time with the ones she cared about. 

Theresa will be remembered for her warm hugs, bright smile, infectious laugh, and her big brown eyes that could see straight into your soul. She was a dreamer, a feeler, gentle and kind, yet ferociously protective of those she loved. 

She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Patrick Bean Sr.

 

Theresa is survived by her son Matthew Davis, partner Richard (Matt) Davis, mother Catherine VanVeen, father Eric VanVeen, sister Aaryn VanVeen, grandmothers Brenda Bean and Betty VanVeen, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins from the Bean, VanVeen, and Puletau-Lang families. 

She is deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

An outdoor celebration of life will be held 1-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, on the Sitka Fine Arts Camp lawn. Drinks will be provided. Due to COVID concerns around sharing food buffet-style, Ashmo’s food truck (one of Theresa’s favorites!) will be on location for those who would like to purchase food; 50% of all food sales is being generously donated to Matthew Moon’s future fund account at ALPS Federal Credit Union.