Terri Budd

Terri Lynn Budd

Of Eaton Rapids, MI, passed away on August 6, 2024, at the age of 60. Terri was born on December 26, 1963, in Pontiac, MI, to Gerald and Patricia (Stamats) Bretz. Raised in Highland, MI, she graduated from Lakeland High School in 1982. In 1983, Terri married Michael Budd, and together they shared a deep passion for horses, which they turned into a lifelong career. Their journey took them from Massachusetts to Wisconsin, and finally back to Michigan, where they dedicated their lives to teaching, breeding, and showing Arabian horses. In 1992, Terri and Mike opened Tri Color Farms in Eaton Rapids, training and showing horses across the United States and Canada.

Terri loved to travel in her free time, with a special fondness for trips to the British Virgin Islands and Jamaica.

Terri is preceded in death by her brother, Dale Bretz. She is survived by her loving husband of 40 years, Michael Budd; her sons, Dalton and Wyatt Budd; her parents, Gerald and Patricia Bretz; her brother, Keith (Melany) Bretz; her sister, Debbie (Dave) Dirmeyer; her sister-in-law, Sandy Bretz; her godmother and aunt, Jackie Hark; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at Skinner Funeral Home in Eaton Rapids, with visitation beginning at noon. For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the family in care of Michael Budd. To share memories or leave online condolences, please visit www.SkinnerFuneralHomes.com.