Tisha Natonabah

On June 26th, 1995, Tisha Morgan Natonabah was born into this world. The third child of Dianne and Ernest Natonabah. She came in as sprightly and sassy as any being you'd ever meet and readily spread cheer, exuberance, creativity and enthusiasm day in and day out. She loved her family fiercely. She had a heart larger than life and a soul that saw those for every part of who they were and for everything deeper than what they chose to share with the world. Her laugh was contagious, and her sense of humor was dynamic beyond words. Tisha spent her days doting and loving on her beloved pets, getting lost in the great outdoors, doing any and all things involving the water and seeking anything that allowed for a smile to be radiated to all.

She was raised in the Four Corners area where she attended school and participated in soccer and dance. Her formal training was in healthcare, where she earned her degree as an EMT and gained further training, becoming an EMTi. She worked in an acute care and emergency department setting and then transitioned to a prehospital setting working in the Jicarilla EMS services in Dulce, NM. Afterwards, she worked with behavioral health recovery and most recently was working in a sleep study lab. Tisha intuitively provided loving and competent care to and towards her patients, friends and coworkers. She actively sought to go above and beyond for all those around her and imprinted on all she met. In everything she did, she made a lasting and memorable impact; the energy and vibe were unconditional and empowering beyond words.

She left us too soon and we are grateful and blessed to have had her for the 29 years she graced this earth, and she will be greatly missed by countless friends, coworkers, fur babies and family.

Tisha was preceded in death by her Poohbah, Ernest Natonabah and many other beloved family pets, with special love and acknowledgement to Tank, her beloved pug.

Left to mourn her untimely departure are her parents Dianne Natonabah and Ernest Natonabah II, her siblings Brandon Leondro Natonabah, Bryanna Danielle Natonabah and Reagan Natonabah, her grandmothers Esther Natonabah and Gay Lea Cross, her maternal grandfather Micheal Lake, the love of her life Vinny (Vincent) Andrew Manning, her uncles Rueben Natonabah and Leondro (Nato) Natonabah, her maternal aunts Judy (Mike) Taylor, Michelle (Richard) Bair, Michelle (Dustin) Murray, and many aunts, uncles, and cousins, her sister-in-law Mandy Natonabah, nieces Nora Jayne Natonabah and Natalie Maria Natonabah, nephews Jayme Scott Rino and Brandon Leondro Natonabah II (Leo), her beloved Mason Velasquez, Jessica Arenas and David Natonabah, Nena Natonabah and her dearest and most cherished friends, Alexis and Donovan.

Services for Tisha will be held on Saturday, August 31st at 10:30 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Knudsen in Farmington, NM.