Autumn Rae Tussing, born on November 10, 1996, passed away peacefully at her home in Apopka, Florida on June 19, 2025.

Autumn graduated from Strawberry Crest High School in 2015, then received her BS degree in biology from the University of Central Florida in 2019 where she was a proud member of Sigma Phi Lambda.  After UCF, she followed her love of science and became a science teacher at Eustis Middle School.  She also enjoyed working many roles at Ruby Tuesdays for several years.  Autumn loved arts & crafts, riding motorcycles with her dad and Free Rider Fellowship family, escorting airplanes at Sun-N-Fun airshow, Jeeps, marine biology, cosplay, and most importantly she loved Jesus.  In her role as a middle school teacher, she truly loved her time coaching her girls' volleyball and basketball teams.  Autumn also held a strong pride for our country and frequently attended events with both her dad's Air Force JROTC unit at Leesburg High School as well as supporting her former students at Eustis High Schools AF JROTC unit.

Autumn is survived by her parents, Glenn and Rebecca Tussing and her sister Trinity as well as her two grandmothers Aileen Sowder and Petra Tussing.

A celebration of Autumn's life will be held at the Crossing Church, Clermont, FL on July 5, 2025, at 3:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers, Autumn's family suggests donations to the Juvenile Diabetes Association, now called "Break Through T1D" at https://www2.breakthrought1d.org