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Thank you so much for everyone's love and support during this difficult time. Losing Ian has been very difficult, but it's been made a little easier by knowing how much he was loved by everyone who knew him.

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Update from May 31, 2022

On Saturday, May 21 the University of Massachusetts Amherst held its 2022 Student Remembrance Ceremony. This was the first in-person ceremony in several years because of the pandemic, and Ian was honored along with other students who left too soon. His name is engraved on a memorial plaque located in the Student Union.

Obituary

Ian R.H. Tacey, a Tewksbury resident, lost his battle with bipolar disorder, anxiety, and major depressive disorder on July 7, 2021. He recently completed his first year as a Legal Studies major “at” the University of Massachusetts Amherst (mostly from his childhood bedroom) where he earned Dean’s List Honors both semesters. Ian was a member of the Tewksbury Memorial High School Class of 2020, where he graduated magna cum laude.

Born December 23, 2001 in …

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Born

December 23rd, 2001
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Ian flew from Boston to Phoenix and drove with grandparents Robert & Diana Tacey to Utah to go camping with cousins, celebrate 4th of July fireworks and paddle down Provo River North of Sundance, Utah.

2015
Sundance, Utah
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Passed away

July 7th, 2021
Tewksbury, MA, USA

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