October 9, 1972 – August 21, 2005
Tara Darniece Thomas was born October 9, 1972 to her parents, Robert and Denise Thomas-Phillips, in St. Louis.
Tara was diagnosed with Sickle Cell Anemia and was not expected to live beyond the age of fourteen. However, she matriculated through the Parkway South School District and Forest Park College.
Tara became a baptized believer in Christ, trusting herself to his care.
On October 20, 1994, Tara gave birth to identical twin girls, Cheyenne and Shelby. They traveled extensively in and out of the U.S. She enjoyed working with Hal Jacksen’s Talented Teen International Scholarship Program and was a supporter of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Committee.
Tara will always be remembered for her sincere, quiet lifestyle.
Loved ones surviving her who will cherish her memory are her loving twin daughters, Cheyenne and Shelby; devoted partents, Robert Phillips and Denise Thomas-Phillips; sister, Kajauna Pate (Clyde); brother, Robert Jr.; grandfather, Earl Phillips; grandmother, Barbara Thomas; a ninety-two year old great grandmother, Iler Webb; uncles and aunts; a nephew, Shar-Ron Pate; a special cousin, Nikki Harris; and many friends to include Edrar Sosa, father of the twins, and his mother, Corliss Sosa, Nicole Hyman, Rita Stewart, Patricia Barber and Lakeisha Coleman.
