Garrett John Schopp

Garrett John Schopp, age 16, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 8, 2009, in Denver, Colorado, surrounded by loving family. Garrett was the delight and pride of our lives. His creative spirit was an inspiration to many and manifested itself in so many ways. He was a builder of ideas, an encourager of others, and a dreamer of a better world. His childlike ability to embrace the moment was lived out in his love of skiing, mountain biking, scuba diving, hiking ""fourteeners,"" fishing, camping, building campfires and roasting marshmallows. Garrett was kind, caring and gentle to all. He loved to laugh with his friends and cousins. A sophomore at Cherry Creek High School, he left us while stepping between boyhood and manhood. Garrett is survived by his loving parents, John and Leslie Schopp; sister Hannah; dog Peanut; grandparents Gerhard and Julia Schopp and John and Linda Sloane; uncles and aunts, Mark and Helen Cluett, Owen and Kristin Sopotiuk, Allan and Marie Slade, Brad and Karen Casey, Jason and Trina Livingston; cousins, Emily and Victoria Cluett, Josephine Sopotiuk, Oliver Slade, Jordan, Malcolm and Sloane Livingston; extended family and so many friends. Visitation to be held Tuesday, May 12, 5-7 PM at Horan & McConaty, 1091 S. Colorado Blvd. Visitation Wednesday, May 13, 11:30-1:00PM followed by a Funeral Service at 1PM, both to be held at Bethany Lutheran Church, (Telephone 303-758-2820) 4500 East Hampden Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Bethany Lutheran Church Youth Fund, In memory of Garrett Schopp, 4500 East Hampden Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, 80113. Private interment will take place with family. Please visit www.HoranCares.com to share a memory of Garrett with his family.