Tami Neu

Tami Neu

Tami Neu, 61, passed away on June 27, 2019, her children by her side. Tami was born to Doris “DC” and Harold “HS” Neu on October 31, 1957, in Powell, Wyo.

Tami was generous; she cherished her friends and family in Powell, Dayton, Wyo., and Billings. Growing up, she liked riding horses, camping, and going to town with her three sisters and parents. She gardened, cooked, and laughed often with DC. She was glad to learn about fine wine and real mayo from Ralph Reddinger, her husband from 1984 to 2000, with whom she had two children. The family spent time fishing in the Bighorn Mtns., hiking Steamboat, and picking chokecherries in Tongue River Canyon. She loved being a mother—biking, rollerblading, and taking the dog out with her kids. She valued her career at the US Postal Service. She enjoyed making others smile and laugh, day trips in the countryside, and flying kites with her friend.

Tami and DC

Tami and DC, “glamorous Dayton dames.”

Tami and kids crossing the creek

Tami helping Marcie and Luke cross the creek.

Tami and kids on Grey

Tami, Marcie, and Luke riding Grey.

Tami is survived by her children, Luke Reddinger, 33, of Santa Barbara, and Marcie (husband Jenson) Sannon, 30, of Seattle; her sisters, Vickie (Tom) Martin of Sheridan, Wyo., Mona Scott of Dayton, and Michele (Nels) Lofgren of Buffalo, Wyo.

Arrangements

Tami donated tissue to the Rocky Mountain MS Center to support research of primary progressive multiple sclerosis. Her family will spread her ashes in the Bighorn Mountains.

For more information on Tami's tissue donation, read “Brain bank at CU aims to help find cause, cure of MS,” published in The Denver Post on June 11, 2010.

In Memoriam

Sing “You Are My Sunshine” by Gene Autry, one of Tami's favorite songs.

Tami's favorite charity was the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation (CCFA). Visit this webpage to make a donation in memory of Tami Neu. If you choose to send a card with your CCFA donation, please send it via email to marcie.sannon@gmail.com.

Appendix

Her obituary ran in The Billings Gazette on June 30, 2019 and in The Sheridan Press, on July 1, 2019.

Erratum: Tami's age when she passed was incorrectly cited as 62—Tami was only 61.