In Loving Memory of
Tracy Lyn McAuley
September 24, 1973 – October 30, 2022
Celebration of Life
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Aurora Borealis
16708 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133
Aurora Borealis
16708 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133
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Tracy Lyn McAuley, 49, of Seattle WA passed away on October 30th, 2022 after a long, courageous battle with Ocular Melanoma. She was born on September 24th, 1973 to John and Elizabeth in Salem, MA. She grew up in Peabody, MA, and proudly graduated from the vocational school at Peabody Veteran’s Memorial High School.
Tracy had a kind compassionate soul, always putting the needs of others before her own. Her professional life was dedicated to caring for and bringing joy to people’s lives in the hospitality industry, as a preschool teacher and, most recently, as a floral designer at Ballard Blossom in Seattle.
In 2003, Tracy’s adventurous nature spurred her to move to Hawaii where she immediately embraced and embodied the Aloha Spirit. While she lived in Honolulu, she visited many of the islands and cultivated a large and diverse Ohana that remains connected to her even after her untimely passing
Seeking new horizons and a return to the mainland, Tracy moved to Seattle in 2011. Her passion for her hometown sports teams led her to discover the Boston Sports Fan Group of Seattle. It was through that group she met the love of her life, Greg King.
In their all too brief 11 years together, Tracy and Greg created an array of lasting memories together sharing in each other’s interests as well as their mutual ones. They traveled to Las Vegas, Hawaii, and other destinations; attended dozens and dozens of live music and theater performances, saw Patriots, Red Sox, and Bruins games together; and spent countless nights on the couch together simply watching Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. While their efforts to start a family together ultimately proved unsuccessful, in 2020 they rescued Zeke, a German Shepherd who quickly captured their hearts and became the center of their world.
Tracy is survived by her partner Greg, her father John of Irving, MA, her mother Elizabeth of Palm Bay, FL, her brother John of Seattle WA, and her beloved dog, Zeke. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to A Cure In Sight, a non-profit dedicated to finding a cure for and providing support for families impacted by ocular melanoma. https://acureinsight.org/donate
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It is a beautiful soul that brings up so many amazing memories. Tracy lived a bright and beautiful life. May we all live a little brighter in her memory. My heart goes out to Greg and all of Tracy’s family and friends.
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Rest In Peace my beautiful friend!!
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Much love and sympathy to Greg, Tracy’s family, friends and co-workers. That was a beautiful gathering. I’m sad that I couldn’t be there, but I’m grateful that I got to watch some of it online live. And I’m also grateful that this has been preserved to watch in its entirety on this site. I knew Tracy since 2011 (I’m also one of the Boston Sports Fan Group people – one who was there the first time Tracy joined us). I’ve been a friend of Greg’s for many years beyond that. I have many special memories of spending some Thanksgivings with both of them along with Tracy’s brother John (it should be mentioned that Tracy was an excellent cook!). She always made me feel so welcome. I also feel compelled to say that have a wonderful memory of spending a good amount of time with Tracy at a Red Sox/Mariners game this past summer (another Boston fan gathering). We got to chat quite a bit then. It turned out to be the last time I saw her in person. It really meant a lot to me to have her there then and even more so now. Miss you a lot Tracy.
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Tracy was a great person and I live her smile I know since she was little and kept in touch to Facebook sorry for your loss Greg
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Where to begin…..
I met Tracy in Hawaii 20 years ago and as so many others, I fell in love with her instantly!
She became my live music girl ❤️
We loved dancing right up front to Go Jimmy Go, dancing until the very last song and we were drenched with sweat. She definitely taught me to dance like nobody’s watchin’!
Embracing the rare Sunday afternoon she would have off and we were able to go for an afternoon sail on a beautiful 72 footer and anchor in front of Dukes listening to Kapono perform.
Our island hops to Maui and the Big Island to check out the volcano.
The afternoon Ohana BBQs at the park and ending up at the poolside bar Cabanas to listen to Alicia sing. Playing dress up at my place, before I moved back to Michigan, with all the fun things Alicia left behind. Turning me on to an ice cream corn flake dessert for Thanksgiving. Her love and passion she put into everything she did. For those and many more memories I am forever grateful to have Tracy in my life.
Greg, I would love to meet you and Zeke someday and give you a great big hug for making our girl even happier than she already was! ❤️
Love you now and forever, Vicki
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Rest In Peace and Love friend
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I met Tracy a few years ago and always admired the warrior she was. I am so thankful to have known her!!
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My wife Julie & I met Tracey in 2003 at the Cheescake Factory in Waikiki. We immediately bonded through our love for laughter, sports, & after work dive bars. Our careers took us all to Hula Grill Waikiki where we spent many more fun years together. We shared holidays, bbqs, football tailgate parties, weddings, crazy work nights and talking story at the bar. She graciously toured us around Seattle during our vacation, as she was so fond of her new hometown. Taking us to the best bars and the best places to eat. That’s when we also got to meet Greg, who opened up their home to us for our stay. Seeing Tracy so happy made us less sad that she moved away. We all had the most fun & lasting memories together, a friendship to forever cherish. Our dearest Tracy, you will forever be missed & always hold a special place in our hearts.
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My cousin Tracy was a ray of light, she was always happy and positive! I couldnt get enough of sleepovers when we were kids. Tracy loved life and truly found joy and pleasure in everything she did, she loved being creative with flowers and baking and was a great New England sports fan. She was loved and is greatly missed. 💜🎈Laura
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So sorry to hear about Tracy when she passed.. I knew the struggles she had.. and this girl was a very big presence in my house as a teenager as she was always here and was besties with my daughter, Kendra .I used to correspond with Tracy when she lived in Hawaii.. and then she moved.. and life got in the way.. God bless her for fighting so hard.. I will be watching through Zoom if I can.. Rest easy now Tracy .. your fight is over.. Vicki Maynard ..
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Best pub crawls waikiki has ever seen…
Tracy you’re a star in my heart and I’m so blessed to have met you and will always think of your ease of awesome
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Tracy was one of my very best friends for almost 20 years. I was so lucky to be able to go to Disneyland with her less than a year ago and spend some much needed time together, just the two of us. We made lasting memories over the years and she will always be my sweet sister bear. Tracy, your friendship meant the absolute world to me. I will always have your smile, laugh, and friendship in my heart. Forever.
I love you so, so much.
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Aloha oe Tracy!
I was blessed with your friendship when you moved here to Honolulu from Peabody where we have mutual friends.
Fun times always with you my dear friend which I will cherish in my heart.
I miss you and love you very much!
Love, Nancy
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Tracy was a beautiful soul with a great zest for life. I have enjoyed seeing all her adventures through facebook. For the life of me I could not understand why she moved from warm sunny beautiful Hawaii to the vampire state of Washington. But it soon became apparent it was her destiny as she met the love of her life Greg in Seattle. I was more than thrilled to see how happy and in love she was, she deserved it! I will miss her dearly. Rest in peace my beautiful niece.
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I grew up with Tracy on walker rd in Peabody and have many fond memories of those days . Lots of time spent talking on the phone being silly and I can still hear her giggling . She was always so sweet to me ❤️ Love you girl ❤️
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I grew up with Tracy , I have many fond memories of the walker rd days in Peabody and of course talking on the phone I can still hear her giggling . I remember just being so silly together . She was a few years older and always so sweet to me . ❤️ Love you girl ❤️
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It was my honor to have her consider me a friend. She was part of the best times in my life. One the kind souls I have ever known. ❤️ Forever grateful to have our life paths cross.
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Tracy was a wonderful uplifting person. I’m proud and grateful to have been her friend. ❤️
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Tracy “The Lady” is one my most favorite people I’ve ever known.. I will cherish my memories we have made through the umpteen years of friendship. You were one of the sweetest, kindest, funniest, people I know.. there were countless times at the jam room we would spend until all hours of the night laughing and having the greatest times.. great Halloween parties and tons of pictures we were in together that fill my heart with such joy whenever you would share them on social media… you are one of a kind and you will be truly missed !!! ❤️ you were loved by many and will be missed by all !!! I love you very much “Lady” ❤️ I will see you on the other side .
Love D..
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I I known her since she’s a little girl and she has a great smile and a great personality she would be sadly missed
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I’m so thankful to have met Tracy at Ballard blossom, and to have been friends with her. She was always so positive, strong, wise, and kind. Tracy was always there to give advice or to talk to; she was a good listener. Tracy was honest, brave, and true. I am inspired by her everyday.
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She was like another daughter to me. A beautiful, kind and loving person and such an awesome part of our family. We will miss you and you will be in my heart forever.