It’s with immense shock and grief that I write this letter. The loss of a loved one is always difficult to accept and so our prayers are with you and your family in this trying time. I too will all miss Tarryn dearly.
I think I’ll probably remember Tarryn as a bit of a drama queen, who absorbed the blandness of words and added flavour to it with her outstanding expression and bold delivery. She was definitely the most confident person that I had ever met and the livewire of our clique. Her charm not unappreciated though and everyone who knew her acknowledged her presence and her passion for life
When times where tough, Tarryn was always the first with a solution, she was always an optimist and a natural born leader.
I don’t want to say that I have lost a friend, because from that year when we started studying together, I gained a friend. One who lives in my heart through everything that she taught me, all the mischief we got up to, all the laughs we shared and all the tears we wept together. That friendship can never be lost, replaced or stolen.
For those five years that we schooled together not one moment was uneventful with Tarryn around My memories of her probably start from day one, I think I remember feeling as though I was probably not meant to be in that school because the girl that was addressing the class spoke such impeccable English and I definitely could not compare. But despite her obvious intelligence she was a humble person. .
I learnt a lot from her .I learnt about intelligence and respect, I learnt about dedication and honour and belief in oneself. But most of all I learnt about love through our friendship. I think it is through Tarryn that I learnt to be assertive, confident and to be the best that I can be.
She will always be with us, through the little things that she has etched into our characters and the big things that she has done to change our lives. I hope and pray that you find solace in knowing that she touched the hearts of many and that memories of her will always serve as a reminder of the kind of persons we should strive to be.
