Thank You

These are the people Teddy depends on now or has in the past to make his business what it is. Some are paid, some are not – all are dedicated to his success. Success for Teddy is not what it is for many others. Success is having a place in society where you are welcomed and valued and have purpose. Teddy’s Ts give Teddy the opportunity to live the kind of life he wants to live.

Susan Fitzmaurice
Teddy’s mom – does anything more need to be said?

Rich Sands
Rich is Susan’s partner in life. He is also part of the lifeblood of Teddy’s business. Without Rich, Teddy’s would not be silkscreening his own designs. Rich is our personal geek – he also makes Teddy’s ideas into artistic images.

Dick & Gerry Dahler
Teddy’s grandparents. What would life be like for Teddy without them? They have backed him in ways no others could.

Tarryn Fitzmaurice
Tarryn is Teddy’s cousin and housemate. She helps at most of Teddy’s conference events and shares her bedroom with his stockpile of shirts and buttons.

Dan Wilkins
Dan of the Nth Degree gave Teddy his start in the tshirt selling business. We will always owe Dan a debt of gratitude for how he helped Teddy on his way. Teddy began his business by selling only a few of Dan’s designs. Eventually he sold over thirty of them. He still sells almost 2 dozen of them.

Megan Bouchard
Megan has encourage Teddy to learn to silkscreen and creates the buttons he designs.

Ken Veenstra
Ken is Teddy’s Supports Coordinator through Community Living Services of Oakland County. Ken is much more than a supports coordinator to Teddy – he is a trusted and loved friend.

Lisa Marie Lucas
Lisa spent more than a year working with Teddy to help his business grown. Now she is home with her new baby.

Janna Mulder
Janna is Teddy’s newest support person. Janna is going to help Teddy’s business move to the next level.

People who have helped Teddy through his childhood to become the man he is: his late Great Grandma, Bobo; the late Mark Pearson; the late Jim Moses; Kjellaug Jacobsen; Dohn Hoyle; Marsha Rose Katz; Jill England; & Pat Carver.