Tara Lin (Laird) Fares, age 49, of Danville, passed away at 4:45 p,m. Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. She was born on May 6, 1972, in Danville at Lakeview Hospital to Glen and Linda Laird. She married William “Bill” Fares on December 26, 2018, at the Second Church of Christ in Danville.
Tara was a graduate of Danville High School, Class of 1990. She earned her associate’s degree at Danville Area Community College, and graduated from Eastern Illinois University.
Tara began working in the Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District #11 as a teacher aide in August 1996 with the kindergarten physical education classes. She taught first grade beginning in August of 1999, and she continued her teaching career at Maple Grade School till her passing. She served the Hoopeston Area District #11 for 25½ years. Tara instituted the outdoor lending library at Maple School in 2019. She built many relationships with her students during her school teaching and they all remained special to her.
A visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2021, at the Second Church of Christ, 3350 East Voorhees Street in Danville, Illinois.
The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, December 11, 2021, at Second Church of Christ with Pastor Greg Taylor officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
The family requests memorials in Tara Lin Fares’ name for the Maple Grade School reading program.
