Ian R.H. Tacey, a Tewksbury resident, lost his battle with bipolar disorder, anxiety, and major depressive disorder on July 7, 2021. He recently completed his first year as a Legal Studies major “at” the University of Massachusetts Amherst (mostly from his childhood bedroom) where he earned Dean’s List Honors both semesters. Ian was a member of the Tewksbury Memorial High School Class of 2020, where he graduated magna cum laude.
Born December 23, 2001 in Boston, Ian moved to the Merrimack Valley in 2004 and lived in Lawrence and Andover before moving to Tewksbury in 2012. He was involved in a variety of activities blending his loves of basketball and the arts. Ian played in-town, travel, and high school-level Sunday Night Hoops through the Tewksbury Boys Basketball League. Ian was also a member of the 2017-18 TMHS JV Basketball team. Additionally, Ian was involved in the drama and music programs at the Ryan and Wynn schools. In high school Ian dedicated himself to music.
Instruments Ian played include: piano, guitar, didgeridoo, drums, American slide whistle, banjo, and bass guitar. Ian was self-taught on all instruments and excelled at each. He was also a vocalist.
Ian had a heart enormous enough to match his six-foot, five-inch frame, a delicious sense of humor, and is already enormously missed by family, friends, teachers, and acquaintances.
He is survived in Tewksbury by his parents, Jeffrey Puzzo and Laura Harrington, and his brother, Marco Puzzo. He is also survived by grandparents Robert A. and Diana Tacey of Queen Creek Arizona, Walter and Linda Jones of Prescott, Arizona, Michael and Nancy Harrington of Mesa, Arizona, and Frank and Debra Puzzo of Hempstead, New York. Ian also leaves behind many beloved aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Services will be held at Farmer & Dee Funeral Home, 16 Lee Street in Tewksbury, on Saturday, July 24. Visiting hour will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 12 noon, with a celebration of life ceremony to follow at noon.
Please visit Ian’s online memorial at: https://everloved.com/life-of/ian-tacey/
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Mass Audubon, a favorite of Ian’s, or the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP).
https://www.massaudubon.org/get-involved/ways-to-give
https://supporting.afsp.org/