Celebrating Tara DeAugustinis
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To all who have been touched by the DeAugustinis Family,
Tara has finished her battle with mesothelioma and is home with Jesus. To celebrate her life and inspiring faith, we'd like to honor her with a commemorative bench and tree on Georgia Tech's campus. Rich and Tara's love story began at Georgia Tech, and their passion for the Tech community has blessed many.
A commemorative bench and tree requires a donation of $10,000. Any money raised beyond that goal will be donated to the family's Wesleyan Scholarship Endowment.
We look forward to gathering together under the shade of Tara's tree and rejoicing in the beauty of Tara's life and legacy.
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Update from Rich DeAugustinis:
TARA - HOME SWEET HOME WITH JESUS
I just got home this evening from hospice and walked into my empty house with Aubrey. We walked around and surveyed the debris of Tara's 15 month battle with mesothelioma in every room of our house. But more than that, we saw memories and reminders of Tara everywhere. A funny thing happened...as we walked into each room we were initially overcome with grief, but it was quickly followed by a palpable sense of peace...peace that transcends understanding.
You see, Tara has gone home to Jesus. She passed peacefully from this world into His waiting arms earlier this evening. She was not in any pain or distress as she did. She left behind her earthly body and took on her glorified one. She went home to be with Jesus, to a place with no pain, no sin and no cancer. No tears, no anguish and no suffering. Because love won. Love conquered death. Because Jesus died for us.
I dreaded coming back home tonight to a house where I know she will never return. But you see, love won. And as I walked through the house, it was impossible for me to dwell on the grief, because I was overcome with relief and contentment that Tara is now with her Lord and Savior in heaven. And I was also overcome with His peace -- knowing that my beloved is alright with Him, and that we will be OK as well. We are heartbroken that she is no longer with us, but that's only temporary -- and truly in the blink of an eye we be reunited again. Why? Because love won.
Thank you for all of your prayers, love and support on this journey. We will be informally receiving family and friends in our home in the coming days as we adjust to life without our precious Tara. We will share more on the arrangements for her memorial service and celebration of life in due course.
Love in Christ to each and every one of you.
-- Rich
“Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"”
John 11:25-26 ESV
“Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.” ~ C.S. Lewis
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Information on Georgia Tech Commemorative Trees:
http://development.gatech.edu/why/honorary
Tara's blog about her meso journey:
http://blog.curemeso.org/facing-mesothelioma-part-one/
Tara has finished her battle with mesothelioma and is home with Jesus. To celebrate her life and inspiring faith, we'd like to honor her with a commemorative bench and tree on Georgia Tech's campus. Rich and Tara's love story began at Georgia Tech, and their passion for the Tech community has blessed many.
A commemorative bench and tree requires a donation of $10,000. Any money raised beyond that goal will be donated to the family's Wesleyan Scholarship Endowment.
We look forward to gathering together under the shade of Tara's tree and rejoicing in the beauty of Tara's life and legacy.
___________________________
Update from Rich DeAugustinis:
TARA - HOME SWEET HOME WITH JESUS
I just got home this evening from hospice and walked into my empty house with Aubrey. We walked around and surveyed the debris of Tara's 15 month battle with mesothelioma in every room of our house. But more than that, we saw memories and reminders of Tara everywhere. A funny thing happened...as we walked into each room we were initially overcome with grief, but it was quickly followed by a palpable sense of peace...peace that transcends understanding.
You see, Tara has gone home to Jesus. She passed peacefully from this world into His waiting arms earlier this evening. She was not in any pain or distress as she did. She left behind her earthly body and took on her glorified one. She went home to be with Jesus, to a place with no pain, no sin and no cancer. No tears, no anguish and no suffering. Because love won. Love conquered death. Because Jesus died for us.
I dreaded coming back home tonight to a house where I know she will never return. But you see, love won. And as I walked through the house, it was impossible for me to dwell on the grief, because I was overcome with relief and contentment that Tara is now with her Lord and Savior in heaven. And I was also overcome with His peace -- knowing that my beloved is alright with Him, and that we will be OK as well. We are heartbroken that she is no longer with us, but that's only temporary -- and truly in the blink of an eye we be reunited again. Why? Because love won.
Thank you for all of your prayers, love and support on this journey. We will be informally receiving family and friends in our home in the coming days as we adjust to life without our precious Tara. We will share more on the arrangements for her memorial service and celebration of life in due course.
Love in Christ to each and every one of you.
-- Rich
“Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"”
John 11:25-26 ESV
“Has this world been so kind to you that you should leave with regret? There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.” ~ C.S. Lewis
_____________________
Information on Georgia Tech Commemorative Trees:
http://development.gatech.edu/why/honorary
Tara's blog about her meso journey:
http://blog.curemeso.org/facing-mesothelioma-part-one/
Organizer
Kate Bill
Organizer
Atlanta, GA