Tabitha Darter Lynn

Profile Updated: October 20, 2022
Year graduated: 1985
Residing In: Chula Vista, CA USA
Spouse/Partner: John
Children/Birth Years: Rick 1987, Samantha 1989, Oren & Noa surrogate twins 1994, Sean surrogate 1995, Jessica surrogate 1996, More…Christian surrogate 1997, Jonathan surrogate 1999, Emma 2002, Peter surrogate 2006.

Final count: 3 "Keepers", 7 gestational surrogate babies (I gave birth, but someone else is doing the REAL work!)
Occupation/What do you do now? Certified Doula
Do you have a personal or business website? www.DoulaTab.com
Tabitha Darter

Now

Yes! Attending Reunion
Grandkids & Great-Grandkids/Birth Years:

none, but hoping!

Names of siblings, relatives AND their CHS graduation years (if attended CHS):

Robert Thornton, 1992

What clubs/sports/groups did you participate in while at CHS? (check all that apply)

Drill Team
Letter Carriers / Pacerettes

What is your native country?

USA

Were you a Homecoming King/Queen or part of the Court?

No

Were you senior class President, VP, Treasurer or Secretary?

No

What Elementary School did you attend?

Outside of Area

What street did you grow up on while attending Crawford?

Aragon Drive

Who were your Colt neighbors?

Greg Burelison

Are you willing to volunteer to help with future CHS Foundation or Alumni activities should they arise?

Maybe, if I'm available

Share a true miracle that happened to you!

Two-time brain tumor survivor (1998 and 2011).

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Dec 16, 2023 at 1:33 AM
Dec 16, 2022 at 1:33 AM
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Oct 20, 2022 at 11:38 AM
Oct 20, 2022 at 11:31 AM
Oct 20, 2022 at 11:28 AM

My mother was not an easy person to know. She kept to herself, confiding in only a handful of people. She told no one of her demons. That is why it was so surprising to get the call in December 2020, "Tab, your mom's gone." 

There was a myriad of reasons she chose to take her life. She was living in a small town in Oklahoma away from her family, she was forced into retirement, she was unhappy with the political environment (the outgoing president was refusing to leave office), Covid cut her off from her outings to church or to visit family out of state, she was lonely, she was diagnosed with medical issues she didn't understand, and the list goes on.

As she saw it, there was no reason to keep living. We found notes on her cell phone, indicating this was her own decision, and it was not a homicide.

As the oldest of her children, I went to her home to retrieve papers, photos, etc. In doing so, I learned more about her than I ever knew! Her death raised so many questions: Why didn't she tell anyone she had an older brother? Why didn't she discuss her illnesses with her family? Why didn't she tell us there was a familial history of mental illness? Did she have a child none of us knew about?

Mom is missed by her four "known" children: Tabitha, Leslie, Jennifer, and Robert, as well as her grandchildren Rick, Samantha, Emma, Tiphany, Leah, Tasha, Tori, and Christian, and her two ex-husbands Sandy and Richard.

For anyone who is contemplating suicide, please don't. While your own problems may be solved by that act, so many other ones are complicated by it.

 

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