My heart is suddenly heavy upon the news that Tammy Faye Messner died Friday ending her long battle with cancer. For some reasons fully beyond explanation I have always been very fond of her. I have childhood memories of the televangelist years of Jimmy Swaggart and Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker, but I am most familiar with her in later years. While I have no respect for televangelists or Christian empires, I have always had the greatest respect for Tammy Faye. I suppose mostly for what she has endured and done so with much grace. She was full of light and joy that did not seem to rest on cliches and stardom. I found her most endearing on Jay’s documentary series “One Punk Under God,” where her relationship with him was so inspiring. I feel for him and the entire family on losing such a sweet spirit. Goodbye, Tammy Faye. You’re a sweetheart.
Tammy Faye Messner (1942-2007)
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July 21, 2007
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