She was my aunt.  Very funny woman in the way she told stories.  Lots of good memories. I'll always miss her

I'll always remember the many visits and playing cards and eating.  She was great at telling stories and she would bust up laughing at her own stories

Marie Tarsha, descended from Lulu and Abraham Raizk, first generation American, wife of William Tarsha, mother of 4, grandmother of 9 and great grandmother of 9. 

I was lucky to have been so close with my grandma. Our favorite pastime was sitting on the front porch and soaking in the warm sun, watching the palm trees sway in the breeze, hearing the birds chirp and the cars go by. She would always come to the living room and have me put it on Lifetime because “this movie is getting really good” or we would get sucked into a true crime show. She also played a mean game of Basra. She was always the life of the party and so witty, she was effortlessly funny with an infectious laugh that brightened the whole room. 

Grandma, as well as my mom Barbara were my strongest female influences, we rooted for and uplifted each other; we were a team. She taught me how to cook some of our Lebanese favorites, including homemade Syrian bread. She was the only one who would make it just right, lightly brown with the perfect thickness and chewiness/crisp ratio. The most important part was to start with the sign of the cross in the flour. 

Finding a lesson in every situation, she reminded me all the time: we are Tarsha’s, we are resilient. She loved to reminisce and always told the story of when she saved my life when I was a baby and started choking. And how she got pulled over for speeding twice while driving to California to be there for my birth, the cop let her off with a warning both times. Grandma was a fierce protector with the kindest heart. Our matriarch and the center of our universe, I will miss you so much gram. 

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Marie Tarsha

2 octubre, 1924 – 27 abril, 2020

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