Tanley Nicole Yacos' Obituary
It is with great sorrow that the family of Tanley Nicole Yacos announces her unexpected and tragic passing from this world on March 26, 2016. Tanley Yacos was born on June 7, 2002 in Mount Clemens, Michigan. She loved her family. She regarded her big sister, Bryce, little brother, Ben, and cousin, Ani, as her best friends.Tanley is survived by her parents, Alice Roe and Donald Yacos; Brian, dad too; siblings, Erin, Casey, Bryce, Madison, Ben, Levi and Britney; step sisters, Stephanie and Heather; Grandparents, Fred and Gloria Kritzman, Yvonne Roe and Jodie Bates. She is preceded in death by her grandfather, Charles Roe.Coming from a very large family Tanley will be missed by many cousins, aunts, and uncles that she loved very much. She had many friends from Michigan and Texas that will never forget her and will always hold her close to their hearts.Tanley was a talented artist, writer, and singer. Being a Michigan native, Tanley shared a love for swimming and snowboarding with her family and had recently discovered a great joy in longboarding while living in Texas. Tanley had a deep love for animals, especially her great and wonderful three-legged dog, Cappie (02/14/2014-02/09/2016). Her love for animals was so great, she became a vegetarian in 2015. She will always be remembered as a loving daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin, and friend, as well as sweet, fun, smart, hilarious, and witty. Tanley will be missed by those who knew and loved her.Tanley spent her last day in this world with her family and a friend swimming in the creek, playing Xbox, and eating Panda Express.Her family would like to extend their greatest appreciation to Tanley’s school, friends and strangers for their unbelievable support, both emotional and financial. Words cannot express our gratitude for the outpouring of love and support in this most tragic time.In lieu of flowers, her family asks that donations be made to the Animal Trustees of Austin or your local (no kill) animal shelter.“Looking deeply you do not see a real date of birth and you do not see a real date of death for the cloud. All that happens is that the cloud transforms into rain or snow. There is no real death because there is always a continuation. A cloud continues the ocean, the river, and the heat of the sun and the rain continues the cloud.”
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