the last name tavarez comes from spanish.
where does the last name tavarez come from?
spanish
about the origin of the last name, there are two known possible origins to the prado surname (italian and/or spanish): the first one indicates the origin of the last name comes from spain when the son of a noblewoman took the last name after the "prado", spanish word for field, where he was born. the last name is also said to have an italian origin, more specifically from the island of sicily, where records have been found that indicate the presence of a noble family in the 16th century by the last name prado. prado comes from a variation of "prato" (the italian word for field).
prado (surname)
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on november 1, 2010, tavarez died at the age of 11 at long island jewish medical center in new hyde park, new york, due to acute myeloid leukemia. the lights at the minskoff theatre, where "the lion king" was playing, were dimmed the night she died. in a statement released following her daughter's death, odiney brown said that "shannon's dream was to perform on stage, and that she did."





















































tavarez's funeral was held at greater allen ame cathedral in queens, new york.





















































a year after her death tavarez's mother started shannon's s.h.a.r.e foundation.





















































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