Terri Anne Clingerman

North Rose Terri Anne Clingerman went to her heavenly home on September 5, 2015 at the age of fifty after a courageous battle against cancer. Terri accomplished everything she put her mind to, and did so with passion and grace. She loved life and helped others to do the same. Born March 1, 1965 at Bunker Hill Air Force Base in Indiana, she had a happy childhood enjoying living in numerous locations including Holland and Germany. She graduated from Chantilly H.S. in Fairfax, VA in 1983. She attended Clarkson University on a National Merit scholarship for a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering, graduating in 1987. She also received a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from RIT in 1991. Terri has worked as an electrical engineer for the Xerox Corporation since 1987. For over 28 years she has designed numerous custom ASIC and FPGA chips for a wide variety of products, including high end xerographic printers/copiers and high performance scanners. These chips realized complex image processing algorithms that often required state of the art techniques of design and innovative methods of implementation. Terri was prolific at generating many intricate methods of implementation and was awarded a total of 9 US patents for some of them. Her highly recognized and valued work, as well as her natural people skills, resulted in her being promoted to a design team leader responsible for the delivery of both FPGA and system software for several production class printers. For over 25 years, Terri participated in dog shows, earning championships with her yellow Labrador retrievers, border collies and Cardigan Welsh corgis in obedience, conformation, herding and agility. She was an AKC obedience judge and sought after trainer and seminar presenter. Terri was known for her positive attitude and kindness to people and dogs. She was a mentor to many and took great pride in her students' successes. In her quiet way, Terri was a diligent worker, often taking the lead. She was a popular past president (and lifetime member) of the Dog Obedience Training Club of Rochester NY, past board member of the Border Collie Society of America, past treasurer of the Finger Lakes Retriever Club and could always be counted on to lend a hand at dog events. She was so thoughtful of others, often helping out newcomers to the dog show world, setting a great example with her wonderful sportsmanship and upbeat attitude. Terri always had something positive and encouraging to say that would inspire us to go home, work harder and try again. Her friendship, generosity, consideration of others and enormous love for her dogs will remain an inspiration to us all. Terri is survived by her husband of 28 years, Bruce J. Clingerman of North Rose; parents Nancy (Saunders) Smith of North Rose and Ret. Col. Michael Smith of Pultneyville; sister and brother-in-law Susan (Smith) and Alain Bergeron of Cedar City, UT; aunt and uncle Mary (Saunders) and Joe Miserak of Rubicon, WI; uncle and aunt Ted and Bonnie Saunders of Groveland; parents-in-law Larry and Janet Clingerman of North Rose; siblings-in-law Renee (Clingerman) and Randy Stewart of North Rose; siblings-in-law Brenda (Clingerman) and Don Spencer of North Rose; 7 nieces and nephews; 4 great-nieces; and 5 pet dogs, Rhys, Jet, Cricket, Link, and Scout. Calling hours to celebrate Terri's life will be Friday, September 25 at Farnsworth-Keysor Funeral Home, 5025 Main St., North Rose, NY from 4 to 7 p.m.. The celebration continues Saturday, September 26 at the Webster United Methodist Church, 169 E. Main St, Webster, NY, starting at 4 p.m. DVD's of the service will be available later. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to American Cancer Society at www.cancer.org/donate or the Humane Society of Wayne County at http://www.hswaynepets.org/help/donate.shtm. www.keysorfuneralhomes.com