February 16th, 1996 Tabetha was born into our lives. Our family had so much love in our hearts for our newest addition. As a child Tabetha was diagnosed with Autism. We had no idea what kind of battle she was fighting but did our best to try and understand and recognize the things that were difficult for her to deal with. Tabetha was special in so many ways. She had an unbelievable memory, she could tell you about something she did with you years ago, your birth day, or something else that you wouldn’t expect a person to remember in great detail. Tabetha loved to see buses passing by and could hear them approaching no matter where she was in the house and run over the window just to see it pass by. One time putting her hand through the window. She gave us all plenty of scares over the years but we always knew she was going to be okay. Tabetha loved to tell knock, knock jokes, tell people their shoes weren’t tied, or that they dropped their pocket as an innocent prank. Her presence brought happiness to so many lives. Tabetha was friendly to everyone she ever met even when she didn’t know them she would greet them and engage them in conversation. She always reached out to people she loved to ask how they were doing and have friendly conversation. Tabetha loved going to school and would be upset when she had to miss a day. She enjoyed playing almost every game system over the years but her most recent favorite was her Nintendo DS. She was a happy teenager and just wanted to spend time with others. I will never understand why or accept that this happened to such an innocent person with so much love to offer. Memories of Tabetha will always be within my heart and thoughts.
-Chris
