Tamara Lyn “Tami” Pack, age 56, of Eastland, Texas passed from this life on Monday, December 4th, 2023 at Hendricks Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family and friends.
Born on June 9th, 1967 to Joe Roy and Linda Lee Taylor in Eastland, Texas, she grew up and went to school in Irving, Texas. She spent a lot of weekends with family at her great-grandparents home in Carbon, Texas where she met the love-of-her-life, Rudy Pack. They were married March 19th, 1988 and celebrated 35 years and 8 months together. They lived in Eastland where they raised two children together, Chris Pack and Tara Pack.
Tami loved music and driving backroads. Some of her favorite artists included Willie Nelson, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy, The Dave Matthews Band, Gary Allan and many others. Tami was passionate about babies, dogs, cows, flowers, painting, cooking, but more than anything, Tami loved her family. Tami was known for her quick wit and humor, as seen through her Facebook posts. Tami had a deep understanding of people and showed her love through unique gifts and surprises.
Tami retired from CMR Railroad after 13 years of dedicated service, but her most valuable and rewarding work was the past several years as the 24/7 caregiver to her mother, Linda, and her cousin, Michael Joe Fields, whom she loved like a son.
Tami was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents: Oma Lee Carlton and Oscar Thackerson; her paternal grandparents: Aris and Goldie Taylor and aunt: Barbara Fields.
Tami is survived by her soulmate and loving husband: Rudy Pack; her son: Christopher Pack and wife Christy of Quitman, Texas; their children: Timothy West Pack, Bithiyah Jade Pack and Josiyah Franklin Pack (just born December 1, 2023); her daughter: Tara Pack and Robert Brassfield of Cisco, Texas (with Tami’s fourth grandchild expected with great excitement December 24, 2023); her sister and best friend: Teresa and husband William Johnson of Cayuga, Texas; her mother: Linda Taylor of Eastland, Texas and her father: Joe Roy Taylor and wife Evelyn of Cayuga, Texas.
Her legacy will live on in the hearts of those who were fortunate enough to know her and she will be profoundly missed.
If you would like, donations can be made to the Carbon Volunteer Fire Department to honor Tami’s memory.
** Details of a memorial service will be announced at a later date **
