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Remembering Tazzie

GlenM September 22nd, 2021

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.

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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.

  1. When you think of Tazzie, you think of…

  2. Your fondest memory of Tazzie?

  3. 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.


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hopedreamlove September 22nd, 2021

I am shocked and heartbroken to hear this news. Tazzie, or as I referred to her, Tazziki, was one of the first leaders I spoke to on 7 Cups. She was incredibly sweet, welcoming, and encouraging. She would be patient even after being asked a million questions, and she was one of mine, and others, biggest inspirations. She is literally the one who coded my 7 Cups bio for me and acted like it was nothing. Her humor, her dedication, and her support meant everything. She created such a huge huge impact for 7 Cups and our community, was enthusiastic and dedicated at everything she did, and she will be very deeply missed.

1. When I think of Tazzie, I think of… teacof. Awhile ago, she was asked “tea or coffee?” and that was her response. I loved it, and that response really shows what a creative, funny person she was. Since then I would try and remember to offer her tea if when speaking with her.

2. My fondest memory of Tazzie… I enjoyed and cherished every conversation we had. I think some of the best memories I have is is joking around and sending each other lots of different emojis, trying to one up the other. Another amazing memory is when she let me come up with nicknames for her. I suggested one after another until I thought of “Tazziki,” which she liked, so she became Tazziki.

3. Thoughts and wishes… My deepest condolences go to Tazzie’s loved ones. I am so very sorry for your loss. This news is devastating for us at 7 Cups, so I cannot imagine how painful this is for you. Tazzie was a remarkable human being and I am sending thoughts and prayers to her and her loved ones. Tazzie, Tazziki, thank you so much for everything. Words cannot describe how much I appreciate you. May you Rest In Peace. 💜💜💜

September 22nd, 2021

@GlenM

This is so incredibly sad ): I didn’t know Tazzie too well but the times that we have talked she was an absolute angel ): May she Rest In Peace ♥️

sia1325 September 22nd, 2021

This is really shocking. Tazzie definitely has created a really wonderful impact on the community with all her dedication, kindness and support through all this time and she will truly be missed. My deepest condolences to her family and loved ones.

soulsings September 22nd, 2021

@GlenM I am sorry to hear of the loss of Tazzie. It is with heavy heart that we move on with memories of their dedicated work on 7cups.

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greenYard2803 September 22nd, 2021

@GlenM My condolences

September 22nd, 2021

This is shocking news, I am so sorry to hear. Such an upbeat spirit and I liked responding to her threads. My Prayers to all those whose lives she impacted and the family. She leaves us with a great Legacy and a great role model.❤️

lovelyWhisper66 September 23rd, 2021

I am beyond words. My most sincere condolences to the family. Tazzie was such a huge part of my development as a listener, and she provided me so much support and help over the years. She was a true icon here.

theriverissinging September 23rd, 2021

@GlenM this is really shocking. While I didn't really get to have a conversation with tazzie, it's lovely to see that she has touched so many lives. Awfully saddening. :( May she rest in peace.

Chevy81 September 23rd, 2021

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Rest in love, Tazzie
You are already missed by many
-- as many as the lives that you had touched with your lights, cares, compassion, and love --
Thank you for showing us how to be a true leader is
💔

WelcomeToChat September 23rd, 2021

How sad !

She was passionate about making the SubCommunities better and better as a great source of support for our Members.

She was always overseeing and troubleshooting with great care our SubCommunities to make sure everything was working well.

She was always thinking and implementing improvements, here and there.

Tinkering to the very end to make things better.

Passionate about doing good.

To her very end.

May she rest in peace.