I am not sure how many people realize how much Tamrat has helped the broader Ethiopian community. He was influential in getting the US Congress to change the temporary asylum status of Ethiopians in the US after the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie. He lobbied Congress to pass a bill giving permanent asylum to Ethiopians that was so important for the future diaspora community. He then, as a real estate broker, helped many Ethiopian immigrants purchase their first home i America. He also helped many mom and pop restaurants and small businesses get their licenses and stores up and running. Tamrat along with his artistic brother Alemayehu made inroads in working with the African American community for better relations. He also held seminars on the geopolitics between Ethiopian political arties and US relations. He personally took me under his wing in navigating my relationship to my Ethiopian roots. Tamrat was a hero to the Ethiopian diaspora community in every way!
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Victory at Adwa Day
— with
Melvin Dean,
Ambassador Imru Zelleke,
Tamrat GebreMedhin
and Andrew Laurence
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**In Loving Memory of Tamrat**
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Tamrat, a wonderful brother to us all. He was not only a devoted family man but also a beacon of generosity and kindness. Tamrat dedicated his time, energy, and resources to helping others, especially within the Ethiopian community. His selflessness and commitment to the well-being of those around him will be remembered always.
May his legacy live on in the lives he touched, and may his soul rest in eternal peace. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family during this difficult.
Meseret, Deneke & Lydia
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**In Loving Memory of Tamrat**
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Tamrat, a wonderful brother to us all. He was not only a devoted family man but also a beacon of generosity and kindness. Tamrat dedicated his time, energy, and resources to helping others, especially within the Ethiopian community. His selflessness and commitment to the well-being of those around him will be remembered always.
May his legacy live on in the lives he touched, and may his soul rest in eternal peace. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family during this difficult time.
Meseret, Mike & Lydia
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From Attorney Girma Haile Gebreil
ታምራት ከኤሌሜንትሪ ጀምሮ የማውቀው ወንድሜ ጎደኛዬ: ወዳጄ አማካሪዬ በዘመናት ውስጥ: ውቅያኖስ ቢያለየየን: በተለያየ ከፍለ ዓለም እየኖርን ያልተያየን: የተሣሠረ የፍቅር: የወዳጅነት ሕይወት የነበረን ከልጅነት ሽምግልና የቆየ ወዳጅነት የነበረን በቃላት እጥረት በመወሰን ጎደኞች ነበርን::
ታምራት የተለያዩ ታላላቅ ብቃቶች የነበረው ስው ነበር:: በትምህርት እጅግ ብርቱ የጥናት ዘይቤ የነበረው እጅግ ጠንካራ ወለም ዘለም የሌለበት ነበር: ለምሣሌ ጥናት በሚጀምርበት ወቅት በአግዳሚ ወንበር ጋደም ብሎ ጥናት ይጀምራል: ለምን ይህን ታደርጋለህ ሲባል እንቅልፍ ከወሰደኝ እወድቃለሁ ከዚያ በኃላ እነቃለሁ ይል የነበረ ጠንካራ ተማሪ ነበር::
ኮሌጅ ገብተን ከጨረስን በኃላ አዲስ ባለደሞወዝና ባለመኪና ሆነን በከተማው የመዝናኛ ሰፈሮች (ቦታዎችን አሁን ለመግለፅ ባያስፈልግም) ታምራት አንድም ቀን! ወደእነዚህ ቦታዎች ሳይመራ መጠጥ ሲጃራ ወዘተ ሳይበክለው : አንዴም እንደ ልጅ ሳይጫወት በሥራና ለዘመዶች ለቤተሰቦች ቁም ነገር በመሥረት ልጅነቱን በሙሉ መስዋዕት ያደረገ ጀግና ነበር::
ሁልጊዜም የማልረሳውና የምለው ታምራት ልጅ ሳሆን ዕድሜውን የፈጀ ሰው እለዋለሁ::
ምሣሌ ልሰጥ አንድ ዘመዱ በሲሊማ ሥራ ውስጥ ገብቶ በሠራው ሥራ ምክንያት ከብዙ ዘመናት በፊት ከ$250,000 ብር በላይ ግብር ሲጠየቅ ታምራት የዘመዱን ሥራ ወስዶ በተለያዩ ክፍለ ሃገር እየዞረ ሠርቶ የዘመዱን ታክስ በሙሉ ከፈለለት::
ታምራት ጎደኛዬ ብቻ ሳይሆን ቤተሰቡ ቤተሰቤ የእኔም ቤተሰቡ የእርሱ ቤተስብ ነበር:: ታምራት ቤት ስሄድ እናቱ ወይም አባቱ አብልተው አጠጥተው ከጨረስኩ በኃላ "እንደው ልጄ እባክህ ምከርልን ምነው እንደ አንተ ጨዋ ጎበዝ ቢሆን ይሉኝ" ነበር:: (ታምራት ማለት ነው) እኔም አይ ግድየለም ምንም ቢሆን እንዳስተካክለው አደርጋለሁ ብዬ ተመርቄ እወጣና: "አንተ ልጅ ብትስተካክል ይሻልሃል" እልዋለሁ:: በዚያን ቀን ከሰዓት በኃላ እኔቤት ስንሄድ አባቴ በጣም ይወደው ስለነበር አረፍ ካልንና የሚበላ ከቀማምስን በኃላ እስቲና "ይለውና" ከእኔ ለይቶ "እባክህ ታምራት እንድያው ይሄ ልጅ ሊበላሽ ነው ያመሻል አያጠናም እንድያው ብትምክረው" ይለዋል እርሱም እንደኔው ቃል ገብቶ ወድምንሄድበት ተያይዘን ስንሄድ እህ ምን ተባልክ እያልን ዘወትር እንስቅ ነበር:: ታምራት በእኔ አባት ዘንድ ጨዋና ለእኔ ምሣሌ እንድሆን በአባቴ የተመረጠ ልጅ ነበር::
ታምራት አስደናቂ የሥራ ችሎታ ያለው የማይደክም ያቅተኛል የሚለው ነገር የሌለው ስው ነበር:: ኤልክትሪካል ምህድስና (Electrical Engineering) ተምሮ አቀላጥፎ ይተዳደርበት የነበረው በሲቭል ምህድስና (Civil Engineering) መስክ ነበር:: እዚህ ሃገር መጥቶ ደግሞ በርይል እስቲት (Real Estate) ሥራ ለብዝዎች ከፍተኛ አገልግሎት የሰጠ ሰው ነበረ::
ታምራት መሐንዲስ ሆኖ የኢትዮጵያን ታራክ ያጠናና ያከበረ ግለሰብ ነው:: በዚህ ከተማ በተለያዩ ጊዜያት ልዩ ልዩ የኢትዮጲያንን በዓላትን ለዘመናት እናት ሃገሩን አክብሮ ይሠራ ነበር::
ለኢትዮጲያና ለኢትዮጲያዊያን ከፍተኛ ፍቅር የነበረው ታጋይ ነበር:: እኔ እንኳን የማውቀው በኢምሬሽን ችግር ጊዜ ያደረገው አስተዋፅኦ ፈፅሞ እይረሳም:
ትንሿ ኢትዮጵያ (Little Ethiopia) በDC ከተማ ለማቋቋም የፈፀመው ትግል ከብዙዎቹ ጥቂቶቹ ናቸው::
ታምራት ብዙ ሊባልለት የሚችል የሕይወት ታሪኩ መጸሐፍት የሚወጣለት በእውነት የሚደነቅ ግለስብ ነበር:: ከሁሉ በላይ ለቤተሰቡ ለባለቤቱ ለልጆቹ ያለው ታለቅ ፍቅርና ክብር አይረሳኝም በተለይ ደግሞ ለሃገሩ ያለው ፍቅር ረጅም ጊዜ ቢኖርም ኢትዮጵያዊነቱን አልለውጥም ብሎ እስከ እልተ ሞቱ ዜግንቱ ሳይለውጥ የቆየ ሰው ነው::
እግዚአብሔር ለባለቤቱ ለልጆቹ ለወንድሙና ለእህቱ እንድሁም ለሚወዱት ሁሉ መፅናናትን ይስጥ::
ምንጊዜም የማይረሳህ ጎደኛህ ወንድምህ
ግርማ ኃይለገብርእል
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Hewan, Adey, Lya and Gelila:
Our heart goes out to you and the rest of the family. Tam was a wonderful brother-in love to me and Rudy.
Tamerate was always present, kind, generous, pleasant, story teller, and an educator. He was a shining star to us and the community…
His legacy lives on in our heart. May the good Lord give you comfort. He will be greatly missed!!!
Peggy & Rudy
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In loving Memory of Tamrat Medhin I’m so honored to share a few words above all the most courageous person he broke the barrier paved it through for the next generations. A testimonial capture of our dear big brother, one of the few limited editions, one of a kind gentle stand tall out of the 8.2 billion. “I come as one, but I stand as ten thousand.” MayaAngelou, but in Tamrat case stands as millions he was people person who had the compassion to uplift and empower others as a true ambassador born with it, in serving humanities. We all are by birth right Ethiopians but Tamrat with a choice stayed as an Ethiopian never changed his citizenship. A statement with great dignity, he lived as an Ethiopian and died as an Ethiopian even though the opportunity was stripped by different political commotion in the motherland.. The remarkably tall figure like the Washington Monument,foundation of the community, promoted social justice for all, our voice to beheard, immigration concerns helped many different walks of life and the giant entrepreneur in real estate of course he was wearing different hats. Words often fall short when trying to express the deep admiration and love I hold for Tame. From the moment he became a part of our family, he did more than just blend in—he enriched our lives with his kindness,integrity, and unwavering support.Not only is he a man of strength and character, but he also has a heart full of generosity and warmth. His ability to listen,understand, and offer genuine advice has made him a pillar in our lives,someone we can always count on.But what truly sets him apart is the way he cares for and loves his community. He goes above and beyond in everything he does,ensuring that those around him feel valued and cherished. His love is shown not just through words, but through actions that speak volumes about the kind of person he is. In him, I have not only found a brother-in-law (love) buta true friend and confidant. His presence is a blessing, and I am profoundly grateful for the bond we share when I lived in DMV for a year and a half. It’s an honor to call him family, and my life is undoubtedly richer because he is init.Tamrat, the solid rock of the family and a great father to his three angels, raised and developed them into strong and efficient individuals. His unwavering support and guidance have been instrumental inshaping their character and success.Let’s practice honoring, acknowledging and uplifting such incredible people while they’re breathing, and alive to hear us and feel the impact energy. Love permits you to hold on to your nations. To name a few of Tamrat legacy. - Little Ethiopia in DC- Adwa victory day acknowledged patriotism defeated the foreign enemies - The first Ethiopian movie Guma he brought to District ofColumbia. - Immigration advocacy for our community- Promoting Pan African in DC organizing meeting to embrace African culture and united African as one. - Established connection with government bodies such as mayors, senators and etc to pave the way for our communities success - King of Real Estate helped many people owning properties - Proactive in political action - By nature, a great teacher and mentor in the real estate business. - An entrepreneur who is open minded failed and succeeded in his many lives.
2Ti 4:7. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 4:8. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearance. Tamrat will be missed immensely, great loss to families,friends and the entire communities but huge gain to heaven He’ll never be forgotten history will record his achievements and exceptional legacies May his soul rest in eternal peace.
Shif Deneke
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I was so sorry to hear about Tamrat's passing. He was such a good and kind hearted person. May he rest in heavenly peace!
Berhane Getahun.
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Tamrat was a beloved brother and family man, known for his boundless generosity and unwavering commitment to helping others. He dedicated his time and resources to supporting those in need, including the Ethiopian community, both financially and with his time. His legacy of kindness and service to others is a testament to the profound impact he had on everyone who knew him, we love him and missed his presence.
Meseret, Mike & Lydia
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I am so sorry for your loss. Tamrat was always the best host and will be deeply missed. Rest in peace.
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A great, humorous, hardworking and admirable man and father. May he rest peacefully. ❤️
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