Erin Juliat Tanzey

Erin Juliat Tanzey went home to the Lord on Sunday, August 2, 2020.  Beloved daughter of Janet Blanke Wilbur and Dr. Ernest A. Wilbur, III.  Most loving sister of Ernest A. Wilbur, IV. Erin was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents Eugene Juliat  Blanke and Lucille Blanchard Blanke  and her paternal grandparents Dr. Ernest A. Wilbur, Jr. and Leah Blust Wilbur.  Erin was born in New Orleans on November 23, 1979. She attended Saint Andrew the Apostle School and Blenk High School. Erin earned both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Our Lady of Holy Cross College. Erin began her teaching career at Dwight D. Eisenhower.  For the past five years she has taught at Alice M. Harte.  Erin possessed both a gift and a dedication for teaching. She will always be part of the “one Team, one Hartebeat.“

Growing up, Erin enjoyed playing sports at Terrytown Playground, roller skating and dancing.  She enjoyed decorating for each and every holiday, she embraced Mardi Gras and she relished numerous concerts and festivals held locally. Erin was a kid at heart who vacationed in Disney World, a whimsical artist and a loyal friend who was always there with love and support.  Erin’s joyful spirit and her generous heart brought immeasurable joy to the lives she touched.  Erin is survived by numerous aunts and uncles, including Helen M. Blanke and Madeleine B. Richard (Glenn).  She is also survived by her cousins and never to be forgotten by her “godchild” Logan Leo and  by Patrick J. Tanzey.
With heavy hearts Erin will be mourned until the day when we are brought home by the grace of God through the intercession of Mary our Mother.

Our birth is but a sleep and a forgetting; The Soul that rises with us, our life’s Star, Hath had elsewhere its setting
And cometh from afar; Not in entire forgetfulness, And not in utter nakedness, But trailing clouds of glory do we come From God, who is our home.

Relatives and friends of the family and InspireNOLA employees are invited to attend the Funeral Mass and visitation at Christ The King Church, 533 Deerfield Road, Terrytown, LA on Friday, August 7, 2020. Visitation will begin at 10am the Mass will be at 12noon. Interment to follow in Metairie Cemetery. In lieu of flowers Masses are preferred. The family invites you to share your thoughts, fond memories and condolences at www.greenwoodfh.com

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