Delaney Coleman

TORRINGTON, WY.... Funeral services for DELANEY JEANNETTE COLEMAN, age 2, will be held at 2:00pm on Tuesday August 29th, 2006 at the Frontier School of the Bible at LaGrange, Wyoming with Pastor Bill Marietta officiating. Burial will follow in the LaGrange Cemetery. Delaney died on August 24, 2006 at her home in Gillette, Wyoming. Visitation hours will be held on Monday, August 28, 2006 from 10am to 7pm at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel. Those who wish may direct memorial contributions in Delaney's memory to either the Wyoming Make-a-Wish Foundation at Casper or to 'Jason's Friends', a foundation for financial assistance for Wyoming families who must take their children out of state for cancer treatment. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com Delaney was born on October 27, 2003 in Laramie, Wyoming the daughter of Victor and Becky (Ward) Coleman. Delaney and her Mom moved home to Gillette when Delaney was two months old. Delaney enjoyed life in Gillette until August 16, 2005 when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. For the next year Delaney and her family lived alternately in Denver, Colorado and Gillette, Wyoming while Delaney fought her illness. Her last two months were spent at home in Gillette playing with her Mom, Dad, and her puppy. Delaney was a bright-eyed, beautiful girl who was full of happiness and spirit. Her favorite companion for any activity was her best friend, 'Purple', the blankie; they were never apart. Delaney loved tea parties with her puppy, Daphne, and dressing up like a princess. She enjoyed taking walks and swinging at the park for hours, and playing 'hide from Daddy' in her princess castle was a favorite activity. After a long day of play, she enjoyed nothing more than curling up on Mommy and Daddy's bed with 'Purple' and a good princess show. In her last month, Delaney fulfilled her wish to go to Disney World and have tea with a fellow princess. She also met Barney, Cinderella, and all her other favorite characters; and she rode carousels and ate ice cream to her heart's content. Delaney is survived by her Mom and Dad, her puppy, and numerous relatives and friends, who are all blessed to have known and loved this beautiful little girl. We are all comforted to know that Delaney is now an angel, giggling contagiously.

Delaney Coleman

October 27, 2003 - August 24, 2006