Tiara McDowney Memorial Fund

It is with our deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of

our princess: Tiara McDowney. After a long courageous battle with

Sarcoma Cancer, Tiara succumbed to her illness on Friday (7/7/2023) at

12:30 pm. Through it all, Tiara never wavered, complained, or gave up.

Tiara is a graduate of King George High School: Class of 2019 and

most recently, a graduate of Virginia State University (VSU): Class of

2023. Regardless of her illness, Tiara was determined to continue her

education and achieve her goals; so, she continued to push through.

That’s just who she was and still is, the epitome of perseverance.

Notwithstanding her sickness, the difficulties, or oppositions –

Tiara was ready to fight! To her fighting was the essence of Hope. Not

just to her but more importantly to her mother, father, and her little

sisters and brothers. You see, Tiara was the glue that held this family

together. To them, she was hope, love, a nurturer, an encourager and

essentially their strength. Countless times Tiara denied her own pain to

be fully present for theirs. To them, she was being quiet while she coped

but to her, she was ‘Being Still’ with purpose (Psalm 46:10). Tiara was

fighting, she was silently persevering with persistence, and her faith.

Tiara always had a way of making others smile. As her smile lit up any

room, it would be her shield for others and for herself to minimize the

pain she endured. That’s just who Tiara was, she was HOPE in human

form, and she did it effortlessly. Like a rainbow after each storm, she is

reassuring you, with a promise, that everything was going to be okay. If

only we all had her ability to calm the storms like her or the courage to

ride out each wave, no matter if we fall or not. Only then would we see

things from Tiara’s perspective. Her All or Nothing demeanor. Every

step of the way. To know Tiara was to “absolutely adore her” or to

admire her tenacity to fight in spite of and to finish her race, and that’s

just what she did!

Tiara was a three times fighter in her battle with cancer. She’s

been fighting cancer since she was 13 years old. And each time it came

back she fought even harder. Tiara knew early on that perseverance is a

virtue. It is the courage gained from adversity and the strength

obtained by her ability to keep pushing on.

This GoFundMe is to honor Tiara’s memory and to assist her family

with the cost of her funeral and the current financial strain bestowed

upon her mother (Tiffany McDowney and Family). More than anything

else Tiara did not want to see her mother worry about endless bills,

countless hospital stays, a multitude of doctor appointments, and

traveling from doctor to doctor for additional tests and x-rays. Tiara’s

desire was for her mom (and family members) to be at peace with

everything. For them to obtain the same perseverance in her absence

just as they did when she was here on earth. Tiara knew if they could

persevere through a difficult time such as this, then they would obtain

perseverance for themselves from a place of love.

Tiara fought a good fight and ultimately obtained her finish line

faith. Her battle will not be in vain. Please find compassion in your

heart to assist the McDowney family in honoring Princess Tiara’s

memory by contributing to her memorial fund. No donation is too small

or too big. Please support and donate! Tiara will be deeply missed!

Read: 2 nd Timothy 4:7-8 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished

the race, I have kept faith. Now there is in stone for me the crown of

righteousness, which the lord- the righteous judge, will award to me on

that day- and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his

appearing.”