Tracy and Janelle Tebbs welcomed their only daughter, Blake, into the world on July 29, 1997. When Blake was only 9 years old, she very sadly lost her mother to cancer. Tracy and Blake took on life with gusto. Tracy lived a life of service and love for others. If you knew him, a smile likely just came to your face. He was one of a kind! Tracy was full of joy and love in spite of many health challenges along the way. He raised Blake solo. Blake is now married and expecting her first child in August. Tracy was so excited to be a grandfather!

But, Tracy would need to witness the birth of his grandchild from the other side of the veil. On February 1st of 2026, Tracy unexpectedly passed away.

Now, Blake and her husband, Johnny, are faced with life without Blake's parents. Tracy did not leave money to Blake for his funeral. The cost of laying him to rest in a modest service will be $18,000. This will more than wipe out their meager savings which they had hoped to use to welcome their new baby in August.

I am a close friend of Tracy's, having served as Tracy's mission companion in Uruguay way back in 1979. We will be contributing $2,500 to help Blake and Johnny at this time and to honor Tracy. We are appealing to you to contribute any amount. You will bless this young family as they get started!

As I talked through her and Johnny's situation with them, Blake reluctantly agreed to do this GoFundMe. This is her note to you, "Any contribution would mean the absolute world to us and there are no words to express our gratitude for your generosity."

Please join me in helping them out.