| Location | Eugene, Oregon |
| Age | 15 years |
| Cause of Death | Leukaemia |
| Date of Birth | 25/02/1994 |
| Date of Death | 16/06/2009 |
| Visitors | 913 since 04/11/2009 |
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Our beloved son, Ian Alexander Means, passed away June 16, 2009 at the age of fifteen from acute myeloid leukemia (AML). He was born February 25, 1994 in Chicago, Illinois, but had lived in Eugene since 1996. He was diagnosed in December 2008 and endured many months of chemotherapy treatment at Doernbecher Childrenβs Hospital in Portland. Despite the hardships of being in the hospital for long periods of time, he made friends with other kids in the unit, completed the 9th grade in the Doernbecher school program, and rediscovered a love of Legos, completing several Star Wars sets. His courage in the face of adversity was admired by all.
Ian was a creative and talented artist who only began to tap his true potential. He especially loved glass art. He saw a PBS special as a small child about Dale Chihuly decorating Venice Italy with enormous glass sculptures and began sketching his own ideas straight away. Ian studied stained glass art for two years, creating several flat and 3-D pieces. He was participating in a flamework class at Eugene Glass School and was hoping to become an apprentice.
Ian loved to travel, and had visited much of Oregon, his birthplace of Chicago, relatives in Missouri and Ohio, as well as Nashville, Tucson, Oahu, and Maui. His wanted to visit Europe, particularly Venice, Italy.
Ian loved the water, had taken junior lifeguard camp and wanted to work at Amazon Pool. He became a certified scuba diver at the age of thirteen and went on several dives in Maui.
Ian also played guitar, fiddle, and electric bass. He was the bass player for Employees of the Month and loved every minute of it, even when the practices ran too long. He had several great friends who slept over often and had many a good time together. His friends and his bandmates were loyal to him to the end.
Ian is survived by his parents, Phillip Means and Sharon Trigg of Eugene and his grandmother, Juanita Trigg of Concordia, Missouri. Also surviving are his aunt, Nancy Wilder of Eugene and uncle Jonathan Wilder of Alvadore and cousins Coralee Wilder and Edwin Wilder, his aunt and uncle, βRockyβ and Dave Freeman of Cutler, Ohio and cousins Gage Freeman and Jake Freeman, and his aunt and uncle Stephanie and David Means of Juneau, Alaska.
Ian was loved by those who knew him. Many others who never knew him prayed for his recovery when they heard his story. A memorial service was held Sunday, June 28, 2009 at Trinity United Methodist Church in Eugene.
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...............................ANGEL DAY
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.............................Today is very special,
...........................It comes by once a year.
.....................It’s the day you went to Heaven
.......................And the day you left me here.
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.........................I know I should be happy,
....................You’re in your Heavenly home.
.......................But instead I feel so empty
............................And oh so all alone.
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........................Yes, today is very special
.......................The day you grew your wings.
..........................You left so very quickly
........................You didn’t take your things.
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.......................Instead you left me crying,
.........................Yet hoping all the while
......................That someday I’ll remember
..........................This date with a smile.
.....................Copyright β2011Vicki Hansen
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Our tears are never far away we think of you every day the pain we feel is so raw and deep but our memories of you we will always keep
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God took you gently by the hand,
On wings of love to another land,
Nestled in the clouds up high,
Eternal life he gave you in the sky,
The ones left behind have broken hearts,
Oh they did not want you to depart,
One day you will all meet again,
Saving a place and no more pain,
On wings of love in Heaven above,
Our hearts are filled with lots of love,
Never more then a heart beat away,
Gone too soon,but loved and remembered
every single day.
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Our Precious Child
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♥ Its Your Angel Anniversary Another year has passed Although we cannot see you Our memories are here to last.♥ Thinking off you today Love Sylvie ♥
♥ We hold our angels in our heart, always to love and never to part. Happy Angel Day,♥
♥When you arrived in Heaven, You were given a golden key, It opened up the pearly gates, And your beauty for all too see.♥
HAPPY BIRTHDAY IAN
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Birthday Remembrance
Thinking of you on your birthday Ian
But that is nothing new
For no day dawns and no day ends
Without a thought of you.
We cannot send a birthday card,
Your hand we cannot touch,
But God will take our greetings
To the one we love so much.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY IAN
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bigs hugs from me to you and your family
and friends that you miss you ever day but
in our hearts forever you will not be forgotin
all my love hugs and xxxx from me Sylvie
mommy of Samantha Belanger and
Granddaughter of Albert and Marie-Jeanne
Belanger take care bye for now.
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"Remember Me"
(song by Deanna Edwards)
Remember me whenever you see a sunrise,
Remember me whenever you see a star,
Remember me whenever you see a rainbow
Or woods in autumn colors from afar.
Remember me whenever you see the roses
Or seagulls sailing high in a sky of blue.
Remember me whenever you see waves
Shining in the sun.
And remember, I'll be remembering you!
Remember me whenever you see a teardrop,
Or meadows still wet with the morning dew.
Remember me whenever you feel love
Growing in your heart.
And remember, I'll be remembering you
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Since Heaven has become your home
I sometimes feel I'm so alone;
and though we now are far apart
you hold a big piece of my heart.
I never knew how much I'd grieve
when it was time for you to leave,
or just how much my heart would ache
from that one fragment you would take.
God lets this tender hole remain
reminding me we'll meet again,
and one day all the pain will cease
when He restores this missing piece
He'll turn to joy my every tear
and when I wear this necklace near
it will become my simple way
to treasure our Reunion Day.
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So Sorry xx
When you wonder where I am
When I leave this world behind
Look into your own existence
I'm in your heart and mind
Look for me on sunny days
or over rainbows after showers
Look for me in lovely music
that we'd listen to for hours
Look for me under a star
The first one out at night
I'll be twinkling just for you
I'll be kissing you good night
So, when the sun goes down each day
I'll come out and light your night
Look for me under a star
I'll be shining very bright...
Just for you for all your days
to guide you always from afar
Just look for me in all you do
and look for me under a star
My thoughts are with you all, i lost my sister on16th June 2008 with Leukaemia, xx
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