Remembering Tazzie
It is with a sad heart that I share with you all that Tazzie has passed. Tazzie was an active listener that joined us in September 2016. In this role, she helped over 272 members. She also served as a leader on our platform and most recently as an admin focusing on our sub-communities. We don’t track how many listeners other listeners help. It is safe to say that Tazzie has helped thousands of us.
You can see Tazzie’s spirit in her first post on 7 cups.
Hello! I am a trained active listener. I am doing a Masters in Counseling right now and I am enjoying school. I am here right now because I would just like to share a few positive words with everyone. Hope this adds to your happiness or makes you feel better :)
I draw from my inner strength and light.
I trust myself.
I have as much brightness to offer the world as the next person.
Best wishes,
Empatheticlistener88.
Tazzie shared music with me, encouraging messages, a stalwart hope, and a firm belief that we could redeem things and work hard to make things better. I read her listener reviews which you can find here. I see these same themes in the people she helped. This one stands out to me:
“Tazzie is the most incredible listener I've ever met. She is not only an amazing ambassador, but so incredibly kind, sweet, and gentle with me. I talked to her while having a breakdown, and she calmed me down fast. She encouraged me, and really made me feel loved and honoured with all her words of kindness and appreciation for me. I couldn't have asked for a better listener. She is incredibly strong at this and the world needs way more people like Tazzie. I believe in you.”
She was also great at capturing visuals. I’m not great at this. She sent me the below gif. This is the only gif I’ve ever downloaded onto my phone. I love it. You can sense the hope in it. Much more you can see her spirit in all of our birthday videos. Taz was a curator of the best of what makes 7 Cups 7 Cups. She could see strengths, light and hope in all of us in a rare and beautiful way.
I was surprised to hear of Tazzie’s passing. She had a terminal illness and did not share many details with me. I am not at all surprised to hear about how she has impacted many of you. I felt her belief in me and witnessed her belief in others. We will miss you Taz. Thank you for reminding us of the power of hope and light.
We have reached out to the family and we are awaiting details on how best we can provide support and make contributions. I will update this thread as soon as we hear more. Thank you and please share any thoughts below that you would like us to share with her family.
Please help us remember her by sharing 1 or more of the 3 topics below.
When you think of Tazzie, you think of…
Your fondest memory of Tazzie?
Thoughts and wishes
Heather:
It is with deepest sorrow that we heard the passing of our beloved friend, Tazzie.
Tazzie, our Subcommunity Admin, was living with a terminal condition, and despite that, she managed to accomplish incredible feats. 7 Cups was her passion, and she put her heart and soul into serving for our community in a way that you can see ripple across the site. She has touched countless lives here in her time on Cups. I am honored to have worked closely with her and to see her level of care in action every day. I have always stood in awe of Tazzie’s strength, grit, and ambition.
Tazzie is most known here for her dedication to the subcommunities. She’s also the creative behind our birthday videos over the last few years.
Our subcommunities wouldn’t be even half of what they are now without all the love and work Tazzie poured into making them so great. A life so beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered, and Tazzie will forever be a part of our community family.
Obs:
This is an unfortunate and huge loss for all of us. It was shocking and unexpected to hear it. She made a huge impact through her efforts, dedication and commitment in the community. Her biggest contribution was that she went above and beyond to improve the subcommunities and made it a better place for all to seek support and compassion.
Once Tazzie and I were discussing a few things and I told her that she is the Subcommunity Queen and how much we appreciate her. And, she responded that she is Just Tazzie. And in our following conversations we used to greet each other as, “Hello JustTazzie/ JustT” and she used to reply, “Hey O”. She was an amazing friend and colleague.
But, even though she used to say she was just Tazzie, we all know that she is “The Tazzie”. She is irreplaceable and there are not enough words to express the gratitude for her presence and being with us all these years as a friend and a leader. She is part of the 7Cups Family and she will always be!
May she rest in peace. I miss her...
Hope:
Taz’s demise has been a huge loss for the community team, the leaders she worked with and the community as a whole. I have had the honor of knowing Taz since the beginning of her journey. She has been a committed listener, mentor and then leader in many domains of which her work with sub-communities is the most known. She is one of the most genuine and hardworking people that I have ever met. Despite her illness, she fought on bravely and held onto hope.
I got to work closely with her when she was a sub-community ambassador and her passion and enthusiasm for sub-communities was exceptional. She dedicated a lot of her time to providing care and support to our community. I have shared many fond memories with her, from the time when we used to provide peer support in the Listener Support Room to working on sub-communities together. She believed in the work she did and I am glad she was able to do the work she loved as an admin these past few months. It is unreal having to write this message but I hope that as we remember her, we can think of all the good memories that will stay with us even if she isn’t here anymore. Rest in peace Taz, You will be missed.
@GlenM
Words may not suffice to express how heavy my heart is from the news of her passing. Tazzie was a wonderful, creative, and generous soul and I will keep all the good memories with her in my heart. May she rest in peace, she will be truly missed ❤️
@GlenM
Tazzie's gone? i didnt know....
She was so amazing and always put a smile on my face....i wouldn't have ever imagined her gone..... Lots of hugs for her family...
Oh gosh ,this is incredibly unsettling and upsetting ☹
Thankyou for informing us , @GlenM !
From whatever little interactions I had with her, Tazzie was incredibly kind and helpful ! And y'all are so rightt , she did create such a massive impact !! 🤍
When you think of Tazzie, you think of…how much impact can one individual make by just being their kind self !
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Your fondest memory of Tazzie?
I didn't share a personal rapport with her , but a good memory of her is how kind and helpful she has always been to me and everyone plus all her amazing forum threads !!
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Thoughts and wishes
So very saddened to hear about the loss. My heartfelt condolences with her family, friends and our community!
I am personally a little comforted by thinking that maybe she's in a better place now without her suffering and Illness . Love , peace and strength to loved ones !
Rest in peace ,beautiful soul 🤍
Offering hugs to all who need or want them .
@GlenM
Me and tazzie had many chats about health struggles and the difficulties and spoke about all the ups and downs that go with it, i was glad tazzie opened up to me about herself as i know she was very quiet about it and i was honoured when doing a specific awareness post close to heart. She has supported me so much and she will always be such a great leader of 7 cups! I cant explain the shock, sadness and pain that im feeling hearing of this. we hadn't connected and chatted in a while and i truly missed her, she was an amazing human. May she rest peacefully and fly high and be one amazing beautiful soul of an Angel! Xx
@GlenM
Thanks for the post Glen. Her passing came as a huge shock to me and I give my condolences to her family.
When you think of Tazzie, you think of…her kindness and her beautiful profile picture
Your fondest memory of Tazzie?: Her utmost patience with my constant messaging.
Thoughts and wishes: Thank you for everything you've done for the community Taz. I hope you attain Nirvana and may you rest in peace 😭
This... just hurts...
Hurts bad...
Sleep tight taz, in peace, you'll never be forgotten..
you'll always be loved..
You'll always be someone i adore and look up to so much...
Sleep tight taz .. I remember meeting you and you telling me how awesome I was . I never in a million years expected to lose you.
The heart and spirit of Tazzie always will live on. She was our PB winner and subcommunity hero and she is very loved. This is such devastating news, but as Tazzie did. We shall continue to make our community stronger.
@GlenM
When it is extremely painful and heartbreaking for us, I can only imagine her family member's condition... I never knew she was ill... Omg, this is so unbelievable that we've lost her. 😭 this feels surreal to me rn... I can't stop my tears
When you think of Tazzie, you think of… How supportive she was to me. Such a brilliant personality is full of love and compassion.
Your fondest memory of Tazzie? There are so many of them... Whenever I had any issue, I would text her and she was always there... How badly I am gonna miss her reading the texts that she once wrote.
Thoughts and wishes I pray for her peaceful rest. May God give strength to her family to survive such a great loss... Ameen
@GlenM
Tazzied was one of my first Mentors here when I became a listener back in 2017. She helped me achieve a lot since beginning here and I will cherish all she has done for me. She was someone I can turn to when I needed help or guidance. Prayers to all she has touched on 7 cups and to her family 😢