Obituary

Tami was born in Shawnee, OK and spent her childhood in Tecumseh, OK. Tami attended Tecumseh Schools and she graduated from Tecumseh High School in 1989. E-4 Senior Airman Tami Manz Served in the United States Air Force for 4 years  – 2 years in Germany and 2 years in Wichita Falls. She then served 2 more years in the United States Air Force Reserves after 9-11. She served as a Dispatcher for Sand Springs Police Department and worked for the Department of Human Services. Tami graduated college from Rogers State University with a Bachelor Degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences. She joined the Tulsa Police Department and served from 2005 and retired in 2017. Tami achieved the rank of Corporal in the Tulsa Police Department. She touched many lives and gained many wonderful family members from the Tulsa Police Department and the entire Oklahoma Law Enforcement Community. Tami was very active in her children’s lives and nothing ever came before her children.

 Tami was preceded in death by:  Grandmother, Altus Geraldine King Parris.

Tami is survived by: daughter, Tatum Denise Manz of Skiatook, OK; son, Christian Trey Manz of Great Lakes, IL; Mother Rebecca Morrow of Owasso, OK; Father, Gary Parris; Stepfather, Robert Keith Morrow; Sister, Cheri Renee Thomas; brother, Robert Wayne Morrow; Many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, uncles, and & a myriad of close friends.

Tami is also survived by her family members from the Tulsa Police Department and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.