Travis Keenan TIFFIN

TIFFIN, Travis Keenan We say goodbye to our friend, Travis Keenan Tiffin. Travis passed on November 22, 2015 after blessing his family and friends with a life of laughter, creativity, generosity and love. He was born November 12, 1967 in San Jose, CA and, after being introduced at a young age to the world of history, literature, and travel, was compelled to seek out new places and experiences. Travis lived at different periods of his life in Southern California, England, Tennessee, Maui, Oregon, New York, and Northern California. He is survived by his wife, Lisa Le Donne; her boys, Cade and Reece Stan; his parents, Gary and Pat Tiffin; sister, Lisa Owen (Jim); brother, Trevor Tiffin (Tiffaney); two nephews; three aunts; parents-in-love, Gary and Patty Le Donne; many cousins, and oh-so-many friends. Travis was an artist in the highest sense of the word - whatever he touched turned to art. It could be a paintbrush, computer mouse, pencil, groceries, or gardening tools; his eyes saw the details and wonders in everything, and his hands brought unmatched beauty into the world. Travis had a passion for live music and attended over 400 concerts. Nothing pleased him more than The Alarm, Journey, U2, Van Halen and all other "rockers" who lit up the 80's with their screaming guitars and bad hair. He also had broad and varied musical tastes, and collected over 10,000 songs from every genre and era. He devoured fantasy stories and science fiction and was forever changed by a place called Narnia and a movie called Star Wars. He never lost his childlike desire to enter and explore another world, especially if it included a redemptive arc where the darkest characters find their way to the light once more. He was a latecomer to baseball, but dating Lisa in 2010 was enough to convince nearly anyone to become a Giants fan and his last five years were filled with a passion nearly matching his wife's. He fully expected them to go on winning championships every even year for the rest of his life, and they did. Although he ran with the bulls, explored castles, climbed the Leaning Tower of Pisa, tramped around Stonehenge, hiked Machu Picchu and the Himalayas, his soul was "home" when he moved to Maui. The only thing that kept him from returning was that his heart belonged to Lisa Le Donne and where she was, he needed to be. They re-met on Facebook in 2010 after attending Pacific Christian College together in the 80's and from that moment, until his passing, never paused in their very deep, intellectual and progressive discussions on history, politics, religion, music, literature, film and baseball. They were married on Thanksgiving, 2014 and fell just short of their first anniversary. A celebration of life, for our favorite Jeditiffin, will be held on January 16th, 2015 in Santa Rosa, California with details TBD. Please plan on wearing your favorite jeans, most comfortable shoes, and whatever baseball, rock band or Star Wars shirt you love most. He wouldn't have it any other way. In lieu of flowers he would have loved for you to give your money to the next homeless guy you meet or better yet, pick him up and share a meal with him.