18yo boy adopted by American couple dies in parents home in U.S.

AKIPRESS.COM - Davin Aisulu Tackabury, born Oct. 16, 2001, passed away on Sept. 1, 2019, at his family home in West Tisbury, The Martha's Vinyard Times reported.

Davin was born in Kostanai, Kazakhstan, and adopted into the West Tisbury community at 14 months of age through his parents, Wayne and Kathleen Tackabury.

With zeal and drive, he made his way through Island Childrens’ School, West Tisbury School, and ultimately Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (where he was entering 12th grade at the time we lost him).

Davin was also a member of the family of the Kazakh Aul of the United States, an organization founded to create lasting cultural celebration and appreciation of the Kazakh community across North America, whether that connection be through adoption or expatriation.

While Davin showed early gifts in gymnastics and dance, his prodigious command of visual arts directed his attention and boundless creativity toward photography and painting, going forward into his high school career.

As an out and proud transgender male, Davin found and embraced in complete comfort his gender self. He was honored in his tragically short life as a spokesman for LGBTQ acceptance and sensitivity in public discussion groups regionally with teachers, college students, and other community members, where he presented a kind face and articulate voice on behalf of his youth LGBTQ kin.

In Davin’s memory, the family has requested contributions toward a scholarship being created in Davin’s name for exceptional achievements in photographic and visual arts through the M.V. Regional High School.