Hat Tip to Tami: In Memoriam to the Best Friend I Never Met

As almost all of you know, the blogfamily lost one of its most beloved members when Tami -- Tamara -- passed suddenly and unexpectedly at the end of November.

Her absences from the blog were always very notable, especially for me, because on a lot of days, she practically was the blog. Half of the stuff I posted was from her tips in the comments.

She was just one of the sweetest people I've ever virtually met and I'm sorry I didn't know her for real.

You can view her obituary and post a goodbye on her virtual memoriam wall.

She was a real cutie, too!

Tamara "Tami"
January 30, 1958 - November 29, 2021

She was 63.

Tami attended John F. Kennedy High School, where in the fall of 1973 she was asked out to the homecoming dance by a shy but disarmingly funny varsity football player, Richard "Rick" Smith. She and Rick have been going out ever since, sharing 48 years of love and adventure. On August 3rd of this year, they celebrated 42 years of marriage. Tami loved Rick until her very last breath. A multi-hyphenate in the truest sense of the word, Tami's various roles throughout the years included banker, entrepreneur, strength trainer, party planner, counselor, dog mom extraordinaire, and more - but nothing made her prouder than being "Mom" to Alexander and Abigail and "GaGa" to Wyatt. Selflessly caring for others - humans and animals - was core to Tami's DNA. She was a mother figure and source of unconditional love, encouragement, and well-timed sarcasm to countless family members and friends. The outsized impact she had on any being lucky enough to have been loved by her is her greatest legacy.

What a loss.

We've also lost some of our other good friends this past year -- rickl and Chavez the Hugo among them.

I hate thinking that they're gone. They were just here a moment ago. We were all just here a moment ago.

posted by Ace at 05:33 PM

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