Durango resident August William Aaland died of a sudden illness Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora. He was 5½ months old.
Known as "Gus," he was born to Chris and Shelly Aaland on June 7, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center.
He enjoyed time with his parents and older brother, Otto, his extended family and the Fort Lewis College volleyball team, which his mother coaches.
He especially enjoyed having his parents and brother sing to him, as well as stroller rides around the Fort Lewis campus, where his father also works as the assistant athletic director for external operations and communications.
His parents said he was a "dreamboat baby, one who smiled constantly and brought joy to everybody around him."
Gus is survived by his parents, Chris and Shelly Aaland, of Durango; brother, Otto Aaland, of Durango; grandparents Bill and Judy Raines of Wheat Ridge, Jim and Pat Feagler of Colorado Springs, Carol Harshberger of Monroe, Mich, Jack and Joan Harshberger of Birmingham, Ala, and Vic and Jan Smith of Woodland Park; great-grandmothers Gladys Aaland of Colorado Springs and Rose Marie Harshberger of Birmingham, Ala.; numerous aunts and uncles; and five cousins.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Burial will take place at Greenmount Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Gus Aaland Memorial Fund, First National Bank of Durango, P.O. Box 2910, Durango, CO 81302; the Peppy Seale Endowment, Fort Lewis College Foundation, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301; the Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 E. 16th Ave., Box 045, Aurora, CO 80045; or the Mercy Health Foundation, 1010 Three Springs Blvd., Durango, CO 81301. Published in durangoherald.com on Nov. 30, 2011
Known as "Gus," he was born to Chris and Shelly Aaland on June 7, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center.
He enjoyed time with his parents and older brother, Otto, his extended family and the Fort Lewis College volleyball team, which his mother coaches.
He especially enjoyed having his parents and brother sing to him, as well as stroller rides around the Fort Lewis campus, where his father also works as the assistant athletic director for external operations and communications.
His parents said he was a "dreamboat baby, one who smiled constantly and brought joy to everybody around him."
Gus is survived by his parents, Chris and Shelly Aaland, of Durango; brother, Otto Aaland, of Durango; grandparents Bill and Judy Raines of Wheat Ridge, Jim and Pat Feagler of Colorado Springs, Carol Harshberger of Monroe, Mich, Jack and Joan Harshberger of Birmingham, Ala, and Vic and Jan Smith of Woodland Park; great-grandmothers Gladys Aaland of Colorado Springs and Rose Marie Harshberger of Birmingham, Ala.; numerous aunts and uncles; and five cousins.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Burial will take place at Greenmount Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Gus Aaland Memorial Fund, First National Bank of Durango, P.O. Box 2910, Durango, CO 81302; the Peppy Seale Endowment, Fort Lewis College Foundation, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301; the Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 E. 16th Ave., Box 045, Aurora, CO 80045; or the Mercy Health Foundation, 1010 Three Springs Blvd., Durango, CO 81301. Published in durangoherald.com on Nov. 30, 2011
Durango resident August William Aaland died of a sudden illness Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora. He was 5½ months old.
Known as "Gus," he was born to Chris and Shelly Aaland on June 7, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center.
He enjoyed time with his parents and older brother, Otto, his extended family and the Fort Lewis College volleyball team, which his mother coaches.
He especially enjoyed having his parents and brother sing to him, as well as stroller rides around the Fort Lewis campus, where his father also works as the assistant athletic director for external operations and communications.
His parents said he was a "dreamboat baby, one who smiled constantly and brought joy to everybody around him."
Gus is survived by his parents, Chris and Shelly Aaland, of Durango; brother, Otto Aaland, of Durango; grandparents Bill and Judy Raines of Wheat Ridge, Jim and Pat Feagler of Colorado Springs, Carol Harshberger of Monroe, Mich, Jack and Joan Harshberger of Birmingham, Ala, and Vic and Jan Smith of Woodland Park; great-grandmothers Gladys Aaland of Colorado Springs and Rose Marie Harshberger of Birmingham, Ala.; numerous aunts and uncles; and five cousins.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Burial will take place at Greenmount Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Gus Aaland Memorial Fund, First National Bank of Durango, P.O. Box 2910, Durango, CO 81302; the Peppy Seale Endowment, Fort Lewis College Foundation, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301; the Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 E. 16th Ave., Box 045, Aurora, CO 80045; or the Mercy Health Foundation, 1010 Three Springs Blvd., Durango, CO 81301. Published in durangoherald.com on Nov. 30, 2011
Known as "Gus," he was born to Chris and Shelly Aaland on June 7, 2011, at Mercy Regional Medical Center.
He enjoyed time with his parents and older brother, Otto, his extended family and the Fort Lewis College volleyball team, which his mother coaches.
He especially enjoyed having his parents and brother sing to him, as well as stroller rides around the Fort Lewis campus, where his father also works as the assistant athletic director for external operations and communications.
His parents said he was a "dreamboat baby, one who smiled constantly and brought joy to everybody around him."
Gus is survived by his parents, Chris and Shelly Aaland, of Durango; brother, Otto Aaland, of Durango; grandparents Bill and Judy Raines of Wheat Ridge, Jim and Pat Feagler of Colorado Springs, Carol Harshberger of Monroe, Mich, Jack and Joan Harshberger of Birmingham, Ala, and Vic and Jan Smith of Woodland Park; great-grandmothers Gladys Aaland of Colorado Springs and Rose Marie Harshberger of Birmingham, Ala.; numerous aunts and uncles; and five cousins.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Burial will take place at Greenmount Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Gus Aaland Memorial Fund, First National Bank of Durango, P.O. Box 2910, Durango, CO 81302; the Peppy Seale Endowment, Fort Lewis College Foundation, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301; the Children's Hospital Colorado Foundation, Anschutz Medical Campus, 13123 E. 16th Ave., Box 045, Aurora, CO 80045; or the Mercy Health Foundation, 1010 Three Springs Blvd., Durango, CO 81301. Published in durangoherald.com on Nov. 30, 2011
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