Tami Haley

Former Anchorage resident Tami Haley, 39, died Dec. 3, 2007, at home in Kings Beach, Calif.
A memorial service was held Dec. 9 in Lake Tahoe, Calif., at sunset. A second memorial will take place in the spring in Homer.
Tami was born Nov. 27, 1968, in Sacramento, Calif., to Dale and Doreen Haley. She moved to Anchorage with her parents in 1975 and graduated from Dimond High School in 1987.
Her places of employment included Darwin's Theory, Sea Galley, the Anchorage Daily News and Alaska Communications Service. After moving to the Lake Tahoe area of California, she worked at the Crystal Bay Club and the Biltmore.
She enjoyed Alaska's outdoor lifestyle, including boating and fishing on Kachemak Bay.
"Tami is recalled as an intelligent, charming, tender-hearted, and lovely young woman," her family wrote. "She was a rare combination of sensitivity and assertiveness which helped her to attain her personal and professional goals. She was blessed by a wide circle of friends who loved and cared deeply for her. Her lovely smile is truly missed by all."
Her friends said: "She was a bright light in our lives. Whenever we were together, her laughter was constant. There is a hole in our hearts that will never heal."
She is survived by her brother, Dale C. Haley; uncle and aunt, David and Joyce Haley; and stepmother, Marsha Carrol, all of Anchorage; grandfather, Jack Fields of Homer; grandmother, Shirley Springer; and aunt and uncle, Dee and Connie Champin, all of Sacramento, Calif.; several cousins; and many good friends.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Doreen; father, Dale; and beloved grandmother, Roberta Fields.