Tamara Easton is being remembered as a “unique, strong-minded woman who was a giver in all respects of life”.
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She was a “beautiful young woman with a heart of gold” who always had a smile on her face.
Family and friends gathered at the Wagga Crematorium on Thursday to say goodbye to “Tam”, who died in Sydney last week.
Ms Easton had the genetic condition cystic fibrosis, so many of the mourners wore or carried roses, the symbol of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Others dressed in leopard print, which was a favourite of the 27-year-old.
Her casket also featured a design of white roses and was carried into the service to Jessie J’s song Bang Bang.
The song The Reason, recorded by Makirum, and Elton John’s Your Song were played during the service and mourners saw a montage of photos.
Pastor Rob Cunningham from The Promise Centre church led the service.
He described Ms Easton as a both a brave and happy young woman.
Pastor Cunningham said Ms Easton had lived a short, but “impactful” life, which was “evidenced by what we see here today”.
He read out letters and tributes written by Ms Easton’s family.
Mother Christine described Ms Easton as her “little soldier” who always told people she was OK, even when she was not.
“You cared for everything except yourself,” Mrs Easton’s letter read.
Ms Easton had deeply cared for her family, fiance Ben White and her pets.
“You were my beautiful brave daughter, my best friend,” her mother wrote of her.
“You were always forever thanking me for everything I did. You always made me so very proud of you every day.”
Mrs Easton described her daughter as a ray of sunshine and “everyone’s inspiration”.
“You are always in my heart forever,” she wrote.
Ms Easton’s older brother Nathan reflected on how much he would always miss his sister.
“You were the strongest person I know for what you had to go through in life every day, and still had a smile on your beautiful face,” he wrote.
“You were always caring for the other people before yourself. You never wanted to be a burden on the people around you.”
Sister Helena said Ms Easton “never had anything but a smile on her face”, despite anything she was battling herself, while sister Jamie shared stories of the games they had played together as children.
At a gathering after the service, the Easton family was planning to release six pink and five red balloons in Ms Easton’s honour.