Tania Mayordomo
January 19, 1924 ~ August 19, 2015
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Tania Mayordomo, 91, died Wednesday, August 19, 2015.
A native of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, she was a daughter of the late George and Anna Nadashen Gavrilov. She had worked as a tour guide in Sochi, Russia, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics. She had lived in the U.S. for 20 years.
She was a Humanist, and always considered the well being of others before considering herself.
Surviving are two daughters, Yeva Tierney and son-in-law Alien Wilson of Asheville and Amarita Tezla of England; sister, Lala; nephew Oleg; niece Lelia; and granddaughter Anya.
A gathering and celebration of her life will be from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Asheville Humane Society, 14 Forever Friends Lane, Asheville, NC 28806.
Dearest Mom our love for you will be always in our hearts.
Tania was born in a home where education was one of the first priorities, therefore after finishing high school, she went to university (botanical /agricultural science) while a second world war broke out. Despite extremely difficult times, she managed to survive and complete her studies. Soon after trying to pursue her profession, she realized that her "heart was not with leaves and microscopes, but with the people and animals." Oh, how she adored those animals!
In the early days for a brief period of time she worked as an editor for the local newspaper and even as a dog and horse trainer.
When Tania moved to Sochi, only then she knew what she really wanted to do, as unlikely as it seemed at first, an excursion quide. That job involved constant travels and meeting new groups of interesting people on a daily basis. She loved her job and worked there for many, many years, until fate brought her to America.
Tania knew a few languages so she offered herself as a translator on a voluntary basis. People loved her, she touched many lives with her kindness. She was also an extremely funny person, had this unforgettable and unique sense of humor. She made even the most serious people laugh. In her spare time Tania loved to read, she had the most amazing memory, and one of her many talents was writing beautiful poetry. She was very interested in ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology, also in ancient Roman philosophy, that she knew by heart.
When she was younger she loved to dance and sing, she loved LIFE, and didn't see death as the final stop, she believed in reincarnation, and to the "end" she was loving, cheerful and alert.
So ... wherever you are now, dear Mom, happy and adventurous travels. We love you so very much
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My sincere condolences on your loss. Mere words are never sufficent, but feelings from the heart are.
Dearest Yeva and Alien,
Ron and I are truly sorry for you loss our heart is with you both.
Blessings for your mother Tania on the next part of her Universal Journey, We never physically met your mom, Yeva but I can tell from the photo and how you spoke so highly of her she was an amazing being. Her earthly presence will be missed.
Sending much love, Missy and Ron Hill
I am so sorry for your loss. I was happy to hear that your mother enjoyed every moment of her life, and that she cared deeply for others. Your dedication to her well-being the last years of her life is a touching testament to how you loved her.
Our hearts are with you.
John and I are so sorry for the loss of your Mother. Please know we are thinking of you both and send our best wishes.
My condolences to both of you. I’m here to listen and try to help. I wish the best for you and Alien moving forward.
We are so sorry for the loss of your Mother. She had a full and beautiful life; and she was lucky to have you and Alien near by to love her and comfort her, all the way to the end. May the passage of time and the beautiful memory of her life help ease your sorrow… We love you, thinking of you both, and sending our warmest regards.
What a joy and comfort you both were to your Mom through her last years! May you be comforted knowing how much you are loved by many. ‘Grief is the price we pay for love.’ Queen Elizabeth II
Sending my heart, my hugs and my love…Jesse
Dearest Yeva, Alien and family,
I am ‘Grateful’ to have met Tania and to have spent some time with her. She is such a beautiful soul and my life has been blessed just a little more by knowing her. She was not only a beautiful woman on the outside but more importantly, she was beautiful in her soul. She will be deeply missed and my thoughts and prayers will be with you, Yeva and Alien I love you both and I am here for you.
Good buy dear friend and beautiful lady!
Tania was a very educated and interesting person
It was an honor to be her friend.
Tania, I will remember our intellectual conversations and your helpful life advises.
Peace and love for your journey on next plane.
Love, Mila.
I know you and your mom are very close and you will miss her but as u know she will always be with you in your heart for love is never ending. we are all hear for you …
Precious Yeva and Alien,
What a beautiful life and soul, your mother, and a wonderful life story! Just to have survived WWII was tremendous but to have gone to university and even completed her studies is amazing! I wish I had known her but I can know her through you, Yeva. Many blessings and luck to you both and although I cannot be at the funeral home today, I will be with you with HUGH wishes!!!!! With much love I send this!
Yeva and Alien, I am sorry for your loss. I wish I had gotten to meet your mother, she sounds like a wonderful woman who lived life to its fullest and had stories of life all could learn from. She will be missed by those who knew her… and welcomed by those who went before. May her journeys be remembered with joy… and may she continue her happy and adventurous travels… until you see her again.
Dear Yeva and Alien, You have been true freinds to me. I have seen your warmth and compassion for others. I am sorry for the passing of your mother and hope you take comfort in her wonderful life and legacy. Wish I could be there with you now. I think of you daily.
Dear Yeva and Alien, You have been true friends to me. I have seen your warmth and compassion for others. I am sorry for the passing of your mother and hope you take comfort in her wonderful life and legacy. Wish I could be there with you now. I think of you daily.
So sorry to hear of your loss.
I feel lucky to have met your Mother when I did.
I hope she has now met up with Yuri & all the others who have gone before her and that you will meet her one distsnt day now she has become
‘an Excursion Guide’ for the journey we all must make.
Take Care & know that she is remembered with fondness in Liverpool UK xx
Dear Yeva,
Your Mom’s life was a great gift to the world and to all who knew her. Wishing the best for you and Alien,
Roy
Across the Rainbow Bridge walked a wonderful woman named Tania Mayordomo. Although I didn’t know Tania, I know her daughter Yeva and her son in law, Alien; they are family to me. From what I read about Tania, she was a humane human being, who believed in the goodness of Humanity and taught her daughters the same. I see Tania in my mind’s eye crossing a Rainbow Bridge, on the other side are the animals she loved and cared for. She will come back because her belief in reincarnation was very strong. She will come back to do the things she did in this life again and make this World a better place than she found it.
May the Blessings of the Light be upon her family as they move forward, not with sadness but with memory of this wonderful, kind human being; a woman among women. I am sure, Yeva and Alien, that our ancestor, Giordano Bruno, took her by the hand and walked her right across that bridge!
Many Blessings,
Reverend High Priestess Lori Bruno
Our Lord and Lady of the Trinacrian Rose Church
Salem, MA, the Vast Cosmos and Mount Etna.
Much love to all.
I knew Tania though not by name. You asked me to look in on her while you were away, on once. She asked to see my home. While there I ran a section of video tape about a reservation Indian who’d become friends with a captain in charge with the reservation. The captain offered to do the Indian a favor. The Indian asked for a horse. The captain didn’t know the meaning of a horse to the Indian who died soon afterward, never to return to his distant homeland because the captain forgot to bring a horse. This episode brought Tania to tears as it nearly did to me when I first saw it. We then returned to her condo. I think we met once after that. The world has a great heart.