Tatiana Nikolaevna Kleiman

Tatiana was born on March 14th, 1970. Her father was a talented carpenter, well known in the community, and mother – a factory worker. As a child, Tatiana has always been reserved and quiet, didn’t like social functions and frequently got away to be one-on-one with nature. In the middle school she demonstrated literary and drawing talents; some of her poems were published in youth newspapers in the USSR. In her teenage years, Tatiana participated in several activities, notably radio sport.

In 1986-1991, as lives of ordinary people became intolerable due to breakdown of Soviet Union, Tatiana exhibited remarkable ingenuity and stamina finding non-traditional sources of income to support her entire family.

In 1995, Tatiana moved to Seattle area with her husband. For the first two years she changed several jobs to help make living for the family while the husband was pursuing a degree. In 1997, the family moved to Portland, OR, where Tatiana’s daughter was born in 1998.

In 1999, the family moved back to Washington state and settled in Kirkland. To define herself in the USA, Tatiana considered becoming a Graphic Designer, but ultimately decided to pursue a career of Hair Stylist. To this end, she enrolled in Bellevue Beauty School, and completed it with distinction. Between 2000 and 2003, she worked in several salons in the area and opened her own business in Bellevue in 2003.

In the end of 2010, the doctors made a devastating diagnosis . . . Tatiana faced it soberly and calmly and boldly made a well-thought plan on how to deal with it. She lost her business and many years of investing huge amounts of time and money into it, but that did not deter her from remaining human, pursuing her plans, traveling the globe, and living full live.

Throughout almost 13 years of incessant surgeries and harsh treatments, she managed to find time to make a number of amazing drawings, inspired by God. In 2021, she conceived an idea of writing a series of stories and novels. She did just that and did saw them being published on the Internet several days before her passing. Tatiana got awarded a national medal and a diploma for extraordinary literary achievements.

On September 7th, 2023, after long and brave battle, Tatiana succumbed to the illness. Her last words were those of blessing everyone, loving everyone and forgiving everyone.

Tatiana is survived by her mother, brother, daughter, niece, and a loved Pomeranian dog.