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Tracy Lynn Stevenson (Kelly), 52

Our beautiful Tracy Lynn Stevenson (Kelly) passed away on July 18, 2019. Tracy fought a long, hard battle with cancer. She fought with grace, dignity and the most positive attitude ever seen. She never gave up.

Tracy was born in Butte, Mont., on Oct. 13, 1966. Tracy spent most of her younger years in the Pacific Northwest. She graduated from Kellogg High School in 1984, and spent some time at North Idaho College and Boise State before she settled in to earn a bachelor’s degree in business education, with minors in marketing and in economics, from the University of Idaho.

Tracy taught four different subjects at Ballard High. She was extremely passionate about teaching but decided to go in a different direction. She remained in the Seattle area for a while, but she eventually moved to California. Tracy worked for Zones, Fuji, Millennium, and Verisign before landing at Hewlett-Packard, where she worked for nearly 13 years. She ended her work career at Lenovo, where she was an account executive. Tracy was an incredible employee and team leader, and could sell anything to anyone. She had a way about her and she was very well-liked and respected by her peers.

Tracy loved all animals, but especially her three pups: Zoe, Tucker and Wilson. They were her world.

Tracy was a very social person. She loved get togethers and to spend time with her dear friends, and to run marathons and support the fight for a cure for cancer, in any way she could. She faced each appointment and treatment with a smile on her face and with belief that she would beat this ugly disease.

Tracy touched many people in her lifetime; if you were lucky enough to be loved by her, she loved you fiercely. She was an incredible sister, a devoted and loving daughter and a best friend to many. My heart breaks that she is no longer here with us.

Tracy’s final days were spent at the Schneidmiller Hospice House in Hayden. She was surrounded by her dearest friends and her loving family. Tracy was cared for by the most devoted, gentle, kind-hearted individuals I have ever met. My mom and I would like to thank them for making those last nine days comfortable and peaceful for a beautiful Tracy.

Tracy is survived by her sweet mom, Donna Kelly, who cared for her lovingly for the past five years; Donna’s dear friend, Denny Prosser; sister, Marcy Kerr and her longtime boyfriend, Nate Swaney; brother, Tom Kelly and his wife, Beki Kelly; sister, Tracy Jo Kelly; her three nephews, Nathan, Ryder and Spencer; niece, Alyx; several dear aunts, uncles, cousins and hundreds of very special friends. Tracy was preceded in death by her dads, Raymond Poad and Tom Kelly.

To know Tracy was to love Tracy. She was beautiful, brilliant, loyal and lit up any room she entered. Life is not the same without her. We miss her. We wish we could have just one more day with her. We’d hug her a little longer and we would tell her just how very much we love her.

To see Tracy’s online memorial and to leave a message to the family, please visit www.englishfuneralchapel.com.