Mary Terry

Briganti

Mary Terry Briganti (née Hines) died peacefully on November 13 in the Hamptons Center for Nursing in Southampton at the age of 79, after many years of illness. Terry is survived by her devoted husband of 49 years, Daniel (Montauk), her daughters Jennifer Costello (James) and Elizabeth Andracki (Jason); grandchildren Nicholas, Daniel and Iris; her siblings Dianne, Genevieve, George; her sisters-in-law Victoria, Elena and Janet and their families, as well as many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents (Rita and George Hines) and her beloved cousins Dorothy and Lillian Disken (Montauk).

She graduated from Sacred Heart Academy and Queens College with degrees in education. She married Dan on July 4, 1970. She liked to joke that the Independence Day fireworks every year were to celebrate her wedding anniversary. Prior to having her daughters, Terry worked as an elementary school teacher in Brooklyn and Lynbrook, at which point she left the profession to become a full-time mother.  When her daughters became older, she returned to school and earned her paralegal license, later retiring from Keller, O'Reilly, and Watson, P.C. in Woodbury, NY.

Terry liked to travel and shared particularly fond memories of her trips to Europe and Hawaii as a young woman. She was a devoted, life-long fan of the New York Yankees, and enjoyed making her home decorative and appealing, especially during the holidays. She was a dedicated member of the Catholic church and attended mass regularly until her illnesses made that too difficult.

A funeral mass will be held on November 18 at Holy Trinity Church in East Hampton and followed by burial at the Church cemetery.