Tara Jane Grievo, 21, died on Saturday, June 11, 2005, in Doylestown, Penn. She was the daughter of antiques dealer Jim Grievo and his wife Sherry. She was born in Summit, N.J., and had lived in Tewksbury, N.J., before moving to Kingwood Township, N.J., six years ago.

Tara was a member of the Class of 2002 from Delaware Valley Regional High School in Kingwood Township. She attended Northampton Community College for a year studying art and was an equestrian and jumper, owning her own horse, Captain Nemo. Tara was also an accomplished artist and enjoyed vacationing with her family at Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H.

She worked part-time during the summer at Barn Star Productions Antique Shows and was also a nursery assistant for Nonesuch Farms in Buckingham, Penn.

She was predeceased by her paternal grandfather James B. Grievo, Sr, in 1990. She is survived by her parents, James B. Grievo, Jr, and Sheryl A. Tucker Grievo; her brother, Kenneth G. Grievo of Delaware Township, N.J., and her sister Kristin Leigh Grievo of Kingwood Township; her maternal grandmother, Betty Jane Knobel and her husband, Wallace, of Hatfield, Penn; her maternal grandfather, William H. Tucker of Chesapeake, Va., and her paternal grandmother, Jane Grievo of Mount Holly, N.J. Also surviving are several aunts, uncles, cousins and one niece.

Funeral services were Thursday, June 16, at Wilson Memorial Union Church in Watchung, N.J., followed by interment at St Vincent de Paul Cemetery in Stirling, N.J.

Memorial donations may be made to MFAR (Mobilization for Animal Rights), PO Box 322, Bogota NJ 07603.