This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Tami Schilling, 51, born on January 10, 1964 and passed away on September 17, 2015. We will remember her forever.
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Saturday October 3, 2015 at Fox Elementary School -
where love gathered to celebrate Tami's life!
So many memories shared with laughter and tears...
to celebrate a life cut short, but whose reach stretched beyond her years.
Thank you to the Fox Community - both past & present -
for the outpouring of love and kindness for a special day to remember our beloved Ms. Schilling.
The bench, plaque and palm tree planted in her memory will be a reminder that the word "teacher" is not a mere job, but rather a conscious lifestyle.
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"Teachers who love teaching, teach children to love learning."
Tributes
Leave a tributeWe have been at fox for over 7 years and have will always remember Ms. Schillings smile and kindness. She was always at the first grade pick area and my children waited with her patiently at her side. We will miss your beautiful smile!
educators. She will always be with us in memory and was truly
an inspiration to so many. To teach is to touch the future.
Tami's inspirational spirit and love of learning will continue on through generations of Fox School families as well as the current and past district employees. There is no finer legacy.
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We will miss you Ms. Schilling!
My younger siblings were lucky enough to have you as well, and we all have spoken so highly of you over the years. Thank you for being an incredible role model, positive influence, friend to my family, and an inspiration to my career. You are so missed…I know that many of your former students are now teachers and I am sure they are working to continue your legacy.
Lots of love,
Becca Zarrabi
Besides Chris, I've probably taught with you the longest. In the beginning as a 1st grade teacher, then coming into your classroom as an art teacher every month for the last 15 years.
Oh, what a privilege it was to come in and see you with "your kids". So warm and comforting, always knowing which child needed special attention that day. You were always encouraging and supportive to all your children.
You wanted them to be life-long learners by helping them to be thinkers, to be inquisitive and to ask questions. These valuable lessons will stay with them their whole lives. You showed them how to be kind and help others through example and always with a smile on your face.
All the children wanted to be with you, parents looked to you for guidance and teachers went to you for advice and support. Of course, how lucky all those student teachers were at the College of Norte Dame de Namur who will be forever grateful for your guiding light.
You are a true inspiration and everything we would ever want to be as a teacher and a friend. You will be forever missed. You made a difference in all our lives and you will be forever in our hearts. We love you, Tami <3
You were one of the best teachers I've ever had and made such an impact on my life. I will forever remember you and I want you to know that you helped me grow into the woman I am proud to be today. Thank you for being warm and endearing and thank you for making everyone smile as they came into your class. I'll never stop loving you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Xoxoxoxo.
Your love, encouragement, dedication and unselfish work for my son is priceless. When I heard the news I felt like I missed my mom. I remembered you all day long and my tears were obstructing my vision. I do have just one video having you with my son and his mates that I will retain all my life. We missed you so much and you should not have left us this fast.
May your soul rest in heaven very peacefully and keep up your smile always out there too.
Sangam's dad
I don't think I ever presented at a Fox staff meeting that Tami didn't make a point to come up and compliment some aspect of it and thank me for the work I did. I always admired the work she did as well and learned from watching her teach, watching her coach other teachers, and even subbing in her class once when the district was short on subs. Spending time in Tami's class (even when Tami wasn't there), it was clear that it was an incredible place to learn and she was he best possible person to learn from.
Tami's passion, kind heart and smile will forever have a place in my heart.
I feel like you were the only teacher I ever had that truly understood me. You were the only teacher that viewed my short stories as something special instead of a little, useless tale that any other first grader could've wrote. The only reason that I learned that I had a gift was that day when you said," I see we have a new author in our class". You also showed me that I can be a firecracker, because that's what you used to call me. Now I am a firecracker on the outside as well as the inside. I have the courage to stand up for my self and be the firecracker that used to hide inside me, covered by a shy little girl, afraid of the world that she lived in. You, Mrs. Schilling are the most inspirational person I have ever met. And now, that i'm in sixth grade, I realized that you are the best example I may ever have, because nobody has a more pure and gold heart than you did.
Missing You,
Kendall
Your knowing smile, the way you "got" our children and so insightfully brought out their best, teaching them and us the best paths forward, the original Environmentalist with Ms. Smith - naming every class after a special animal - remember loving the spritely red-toed tree frog, and endangered polar bear. Such a positive spirit in all our lives, going so beyond any job description to optimize learning and teaching the joy of an engaged life for our children - and us. Not fair to lose you already - so heading to join you one of these days - please save me a place in your room.
When I look back at the most influential adults in my childhood memories, I can without a doubt say you were one of them. You occupy such a positive and large space of my memories. There's one thing I can't remember you doing when you taught us class, that one thing being frowning. If I can embody half of the positivity you radiated as a teacher, I will be one lucky girl. From learning about US presidents to spelling tests, you made learning so much fun. Even after leaving Fox School and visiting you in high school, you greeted me as if time didn't effect anything, with a big smile and open arms. I am about to graduate college this year, and after all these years of education I can definitely say you were one of my most inspiring teachers. So warm, kind and genuine. You will be missed by many.
With great sorrow, Mike, Clare, Matt, Jackie, Mary Kate, and Tommy
While I was overwhelmed by the work of teaching, Tami remained above the fray, laughing and enjoying her students. How did she do that? Perfect efficiency? Vision? Purpose? Self-discipline? She oozed a kind of relaxed contentment.
Tami never pretended to have all the answers. Quite the opposite - she was a staff development enthusiast and often led our faculty in new directions - especially in assessment and writing. When Tami commented in a meeting or led a staff development session, you knew her message would be clear-sighted, meaningful, and inspiring.
Tami's contributions to education are as broad as they are deep. Generations of students, parents, teachers, and administrators are the beneficiaries of being planets in her orbit. Her influence lives on.
Leave a Tribute
We have been at fox for over 7 years and have will always remember Ms. Schillings smile and kindness. She was always at the first grade pick area and my children waited with her patiently at her side. We will miss your beautiful smile!
Please be patient.
My 1st Grade Teacher
Soccer Friend and Mentor
I was so incredibly saddened to see the news about Tami in the St. Francis report I received yesterday. I haven't seen Tami (or Kristen) for over 30 years, but I remember her well. I was a freshman on the JV soccer team and Tami was a str on the varsity team. She and her boyfriend Dave befriended the little frosh and nicknamed me "Yacky the Duck," I think because of my bleach blonde unkempt hair from swimming. It was such a silly name, but somehow I loved it. I looked up to Tami like a big sister, and admired her on the soccer field but also as a friendly upper classman that was for some reason paying attention to me. I am not surprised at all to read all the stories about her about what a wonderful teacher and person she turned out to be. My deepest sympathy to you, Kristen and your family, I am so sorry for the loss of such a bright star. We are active members at St. Simon parish where my kids went to school, and I will have a Mass said for her in the near future. With Loving and Healing Thoughts, Kelly Walsh
I just found out today from another high school friend about Tami. Tami and I were the best of friends in high school. We met on the soccer field our freshman year at St. Francis. We became fast friends and decided to run track together in the spring. We even had shirts made saying "I'm Stacy, she's Tami" and "I'm Tami, she's Stacy" because our track coach constantly mixed us up. I have many fond memories of my high school years and most of them involve Tami.
I moved away from the Bay Area but attended several of our reunions with Tami. We had such a fun time reconnecting with our friends and even making new ones. Sadly, I couldn't talk Tami into going to our last reunion with me in 2012.
My heart goes out to her sister Kristen, her brother Guy and her dad. They have suffered such loss. Tami will be missed by many.