Hi,
My name is Robin. I am the daughter of Iva Jean. She passed away in her sleep today at 1:29 am, Monday 6/2/25, twenty-six days shy of her 80th birthday.
Born in Virginia, she was a wandering soul, making it to California and ultimately Hawaii, where we spent nearly 17 years living before she returned to Tennessee, where the majority of her family lived. She left my adult older sister in Hawaii and sent me to live with my father in California.
Her living/dying wish was to return to Hawaii. But due to a massive stroke, it would not have been safe for her to travel for many reasons.
She suffered from COPD, vascular dementia, and other physical and mental ailments. Ultimately, it wasn’t any of the above that caused her death. They contributed, yes, but did not cause it. Two years ago, we found very small nodules in her lungs. They metastasized to both her liver (0.7 cm) and brain (7.9 cm).
She said when all is said and done, she wanted cremation, to be scattered in the open ocean off the coast of Oahu, where she spent many hours scuba diving, boating, and fishing.
Here’s where you all come in… In lieu of flowers or cards or the dreaded casserole, please consider donating, sharing, and posting this to your socials. Let’s make this woman’s last dying wish come true.
Iva Jean is survived by 2 sisters, Alice and Margaret, 2 daughters, Selena and Robin, 4 grandchildren, Diana, Kevin, Lucas, and Morgan, and 3 great-grandsons.
There are 10 of us that want to be part of the celebration of her life. She wished for the scattering of her ashes to be done, of course, legally. LOL, this requires obtaining a permit, hiring a boat/outrigger canoe(s), and of course, airfare for all of us. The airfare and accommodations will be the largest expense, and I am probably underestimating the actual cost of what we need.
So I am hoping all of you, my social media family, can pull through for my family. All the ex-pat kama’aina. Anyone of your friends that can share to their page, so on and so forth.
Every single $1, $5, $10, $15, $20, $50, or even $100.00 helps fulfill a dying woman’s wish.
♥︎♡♥︎ From my family to your family, thank you in advance! ♥︎♡♥︎