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“НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, БЕРЕЗЕНЬ 2019 WWW. UNWLA .ORG 27 Remembering Tamara Huryn Her life spanned nearly nine decades on two continents in two communities. In our words below, we try to capture what this wonderful woman meant to those who knew her in New Jersey and Miami. The Woman Who Never Said "No" by Camilla Huk Masier When I moved to Fort Lauderdale and went to mass at our Assumption of the Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Miami, I did not recognize anyone there but suddenly I felt someone's arms, a big hug, and kisses. Lo and behold it was my friend from Passaic, New Jersey, Tamara Huryn. I was deeply touched and very happy to see her. At each succeeding mass, we always hugged warmly. Her presence made it all so special. My first meeting with her was in 1966, when she offered to alter my outfit at Wechsler's, a lovely store in Passaic , New Jersey. As we discovered that we were both Ukrainians, it was the beginning of a sweet relationship as we attended the same church ; later , when I became a member of th e UNWLA, we worked together on common projects. While many of my peers complained about baking and preparing food for our events, Tamara often was the first to volunteer. T he way she and her family presented themselves at all the Independence Day ceremoni es and elsewhere was an inspiration to us . Having lost her 21 - year - old son to cancer, Tamara was always with her husband Frank and her daughter. Together t hey attended just about every community event ; in later years, she would proudly show a photo from an event at the Plaza Hotel in N ew York , in which she posed with a then young Donald Trump. It is n ot a quote often repeated today, but at that Ukrainian celebration, Mr. Trump declared Ukrainian women to be the prettiest. Whether she was asked to prepare and present a fashion show of her own always elegant creations ( often meticulously embroidered by her own hand ) or create gerdans and necklaces of tiny beads intri- cately intertwined or prepare and serve a n elegant dinner, Tamara did it all. It was also with great pride that she read her husband's poem devoted to the Virgin Mary at special occasions. During the summers, she and her family often spent their vacation s at the CYM resort in Ellenville next door to Daria Tomashosky and her family. Da ria recalls that Tamara was a wonderful hostess, always ready to welcome her guests with a cup of tea or a meal. When Tamara’s daughter became a travel coordi- nator, they enjoyed cruises together. In later years, when her daughter tragically passed followin g much too soon after the death of her husband Frank, Tamara and I ended up on a cruise with our friends. In the group photo from that event, we are sitting together. A t a recent gala we hosted, U NWLA B ranch 17 awarded Tamara a certificate of recognition for all her efforts on behalf of the UNWLA. Perhaps a book would have been more fitting. What a Loss Have We by Patricia Krysa O ur beloved parishioner, soyuzanka, artiste, designer, role model, and friend Tamara Huryn passed sud- denly and went to her eternal reward on October 29, 2018 . Just the day before , we were singing mnohaya lita to her in the church hall as she celebrated her 89 th birthday.
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