Tiffany Lynn Cohee

Tiffany Lynn Cohee, (Age 30), aka "TLC" to her close friends, unexpectedly lost her life on Sunday, August 17th while rafting with family and friends at the Potholes Reservoir State Park.

She leaves behind her loving husband Michael Cohee (Age 32), her son Jordan Cohee (Age 11) and daughter Marissa Cohee (Age 9). Her kids meant the world to her and she was dedicated to her family.

She is survived by her mother & step father Elizabeth and Steve Malcom, her father Steve Cook, her brother Robert Cook, and her grandfather Eddie Donnor of Everett, WA, as well as grandparents Steve and Wilma Cook of Ephrata, WA.

Tiffany is Predeceased by her beloved grandmother Margaret Donner aka "nanny", who passed away on January 21st, 2014. Tiffany also lost her childhood friend; Rochelle Rocero, who left this world on May 22nd 2014.

Tiffany Cohee-Cook was born in Everett, WA on April 29th, 1984. As a child she loved trips to Whidbey Island, Ocean Shores, and Mukilteo Bay. In Junior High, she tried to play tennis for three days, then realized she would rather just be around Orcas. Considering that was nearly impossible, she turned her passion to horses. Tiffany attended Mariner High School and worked at Red Robin, where her job entailed dressing up as the ROBIN. A job only Tiffany could do justice.

As a young adult, Tiffany worked with special needs children in the Bellevue Public School District, where she developed a passion for helping kids with Autism. Tiffany and Mike started a family and settled in Moses Lake, WA where she worked tirelessly to help families affected by autism. Tiffany's two children were an integral part of her advocacy and want to carry on their mom's legacy.

Tiffany would consider this obituary pretentious up until this point... So now it's time for the good stuff. Tiffany considered herself a "free spirit- or whatever that really means" - she often said. She had a brave and fearless approach to life yet a gentle soul with an endless capacity to love others. Her laughter was contagious, her smile infectious and she was strikingly beautiful on the inside and out.

Tiffany enjoyed her grandmother's garden and watching humming birds, she had an intense love affair with burning sage or lavender or anything she called "healing smelly goods". Her favorite color was purple, and she loved Lotus flowers. More importantly, she was petrified of harmless snakes and tiny spiders, but would crawl into a lion cage for fun. Tiffany loved anything with cabbage, of which, she attributed to her English ancestry, and anyone who did not care for the smell of cabbage could politely "bugger off." She was admittedly a Seahawks band wagon fan, not watching football until this past season, but after attending a game and then the Super Bowl Victory Parade in Seattle, she was hooked.

Her hobbies included: enjoying the beauty of a long drive, arguing with her brother for fun, boating at the sand dunes, finding things on Pinterest she didn't really like the next morning, making people laugh, perfecting an iced white chocolate white coffee latte and avoiding horse flies at the mud flats while having the time of her life getting mud everywhere while driving her Jeep.

The smell of an ocean breeze would cleanse her soul, sand beneath her feet would ground her spirit, but Tiffany was the happiest when she danced in the rain. Her favorite quote was by e.e. cummings: "The most wasted of all days, is one without laughter"

Tiffany also loved this quote - "I was given the gift of life, and now I have to give it back. This is hard. But I was a lucky woman, who led a lucky existence, and for this I am grateful. Knowing and loving each one of you was the success story of my life. We will meet again, joyfully, on the other side. It's a beautiful life, happy to have been here."

Tiffany, with all our love, we honor your gifts to this world. Although your time here was cut short, the lives you touched are infinite. Goodbye Sweet Girl, For now.

The family would like to thank the Carver Family Funeral Home, and everyone who loved Tiffany and reached out to the family during this difficult time.

Donations to the Cohee Family Fund are greatly appreciated. Loved ones can donate online at www.gofundme.com/d7226g or send checks directly to: Robert Cook at 123 2nd Avenue N. Apt #403 Seattle, WA 98109.