Tari Leichner

TARI LEICHNER OBITUARY

TARI KAY LEICHNER
June 23, 1953 ~ May 24, 2010

Tari Kay Leichner of Vancouver, Washington passed away May 24, 2010 from complications of MS. Tari was born in Vancouver on June 23, 1953. When she was seven, she moved to Boulder, Colorado where she graduated from Boulder High School in 1971 with vocational training in cosmetology. She became a hairdresser after high school. Tari was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1973. After returning to Vancouver in 1977 she later received an Associates degree from Clark College.
Tari's passions were her job as a hairdresser, being with family and friends, and listening to music. She loved the music of the Beatles, Journey, BonJovi, Van Halen to name a few, and attended as many concerts as she could with friends and family. In the late 1970's and through the 1980's she could often be seen driving her green van with a picture of the group Van Halen painted on the side.