MARLBOROUGH- Theresa M. (Donahue) Poirier, 79, of Marlborough died Saturday July 21, 2007 at her home after a short battle with cancer. Her husband F. Thomas Poirier died March 24, 1997. She leaves her son John F. Poirier, and his wife Ellene of Atlanta, GA; three daughters, Amy L. Poirier of Boston, Margaret G. Pelletier, and her husband Marc of Seabrook, NH and Mary Beth Poirier of Marlborough; a sister Patricia Navin of Marlborough; a granddaughter Abigail L. Poirier of Atlanta and many nephews and nieces. She was the sister of the late Alphonsus Donahue of Marlborough and Eileen Curran of Lunenburg. She was born and raised in Marlborough, the daughter of the late John J. and Margaret (Lenihan) Donahue. A graduate of St. Anne's Academy, she was the first student ever enrolled in Anna Maria College, where she was Vice-President of her class and Prefect of the Sodality of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree, she lovingly began her career teaching children at Bigelow Elementary School, first grade at Immaculate Conception School and third grade at Richer Elementary School. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, Ace of Clubs, Massachusetts Teachers Association, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. She enjoyed vacationing at the Ashworth Hotel on Hampton Beach and was an avid reader and writer. Theresa enjoyed following local, state and federal politics. She was a loving and caring mother, grandmother and dear friend who was blessed with an incredibly strong will and is remembered for her quick wit, "one liners" and "ditties". A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday July 26, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church, Prospect Street, Marlborough. Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Wilson Street. Family and friends are invited to pay their respects on Wednesday July 25 from 6-9 p.m. in the Fitzgerald & Collins Funeral Home (www.SFCFH.com), 378 Lincoln Street, Marlborough. In lieu of flowers donations in Theresa's memory may be made to UMASS Memorial Hospice, c/o UMass Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 2795, Worcester, MA 01613-9938.