Virginia Margaret “Perny” Shea
July 27, 1957 – October 24, 2025
Virginia Margaret “Perny” Shea, beloved spouse, daughter, sister, mom, grandmother, and good friend, handed away on Friday, October 24, 2025. Born on July 27, 1957, in Aldridge, United Kingdom, to Veronica and Ted Brewer, Perny was the youngest of three kids and introduced heat, laughter, and lightweight to everybody she met.
After finishing her A ranges, Perny spent a yr in the USA in 1976 as an AFS pupil. Throughout her keep, she visited San Antonio for Fiesta — and was without end hooked. After incomes her diploma from the College of Kent in Canterbury, she settled in San Antonio. She constructed a vibrant life there with Invoice, her husband of almost thirty years. Perny was a proud companion and part-owner of Biga on the Banks, the place her gracious spirit, fast wit, and ever-present smile helped make the restaurant a beloved gathering place. She was identified for her laughter, her kindness, and the easy manner she made everybody really feel welcome and particular.
Perny maintained deep and devoted friendships for many years and throughout all chapters of her life. She liked and was liked by so many great buddies (too many to call!) — her college friends within the UK, her “Boogie Board Babes” of Montauk, NY, her Biga Household, and the buddies she made throughout her early years within the San Antonio restaurant scene, together with her closest good friend, Linda Spencer. She was a playful and loving grandparent and made each journey extra enjoyable and magical.
Perny was a longtime patron of native artists, a young and expert gardener, and an avid reader — it was almost inconceivable to reward her a guide she hadn’t already learn. She and Invoice liked to journey, and picked up artwork and cherished recollections across the globe. Perny’s love for music and dance was legendary, and she or he completely radiated on the dance flooring. She attended numerous dwell music occasions and was a very devoted Mick Jagger fan.
Previous her in demise are her father, Ted Brewer, and her sister-in-law, Liz Clement. She is survived by her mom, Veronica Brewer; her devoted husband, Dr. William Shea; and their two daughters, Sarah and Katie, who had been the nice joys of her life. She can also be survived by her siblings, Kevin Brewer and Catherine Brewer; her beloved goddaughters, Johanna Spencer and Isabella Shea; her many nieces and nephews; and her adoring grandchildren, Violet, Molly, James, and John.
Perny liked to bop, to snigger, and to rejoice life — her household and buddies plan to do exactly that! A Celebration of Life & Dance Celebration can be held within the coming months, so keep tuned.
Within the meantime, please be part of us for a Memorial Service on Sunday, November 9, at 4:00 PM, at Biga on the Banks, 203 S. St. Mary’s St., San Antonio, Texas 78205, within the River Terrace Room on the third flooring.
In lieu of flowers, the household invitations those that knew and liked Perny to honor her reminiscence with a contribution to the Musical Bridges Round The World or St. Phillip’s School Culinary Arts Program in San Antonio, two causes near her coronary heart.
Perny’s household, buddies, and colleagues will without end keep in mind her joyful coronary heart, her beneficiant spirit, and the best way she brightened each room she entered.
It’s possible you’ll signal the web guestbook at www.porterloring.com.
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