Christopher Robin Coan

Obituary For Chris Coan

 On September 3, 2007 Chris passed on to once again be with our loving Lord and Savior. His remains were found April 9, 2009 on Cedar Mountain.
Christopher Robin Coan, beloved son, brother, soul mate and friend was born August 6, 1989 in Santa Clara, California.  Chris graduated from Cedar High School in 2007.
 

Chris had such a fun and easy going personality. He loved to skate and enjoyed nature. Chris was an avid reader and appreciated all types of music. Chris will be remembered for his quick-witted humor and pulling pranks on his friends.

 

Chris will be missed by his mother, Bonnie Robinson Cherrie; father and step-mother, Dave & Shannon Coan; brothers, Patrick and Shaun Coan; step-sister, Kennedy Roche’; step-brothers Wade and Remington Roche’; grandparents, Mark and Bonnie Cox;  great-grandmother Joyce Cox; girlfriend, Sasha Turner;  and many other family members and friends.
 

Chris was proceeded in death by grandparents, Cliff and Rowena Coan; grandparents, Charles and Nancy Robinson; great-grandfather Blaine Cox.

This online memorial was created in loving memory of Christopher Coan, whose life story is told throughout this memorial website. Please sign Christopher's guest book and let us know you came to visit. We will remember Christopher forever. May he be skateboarding in the heavens and watching over his loving family.

Body of teen missing since 2007 found


credit to: The Salt Lake Tribune

Reporter:  Mark Havnes

Updated: 04/09/2009 05:54:56 PM MDT


Cedar City » The body of a Enoch teen who disappeared in 2007 was found Wednesday in a car that apparently rolled down a cliff.

The body is believed to be that of 18-year-old Christopher Robin Coan.

A man was searching for his dog in Right Hand Canyon about 7 miles east of Cedar City when he came upon a wrecked car and informed the authorities. Searchers reached the car early Thursday and found one body in the car, said Enoch Police Chief David Browning. Clothing on the body matched descriptions of what Coan was wearing when he disappeared Sept. 3, 2007, after leaving a Subway sandwich shop in Cedar City, Browning said.

The vehicle identification number on the wrecked maroon and silver Chevrolet Blazer matches Coan's car, Browning said.

The car was about 1,500 feet from the winding mountain road, Browning said.

Browning said Coan's family has been notified. They were shocked but hoped the news would bring closure, Browning said.

Law enforcement and Coan's family have been searching for him since the night he disappeared. Search teams combed Iron County's many canyons and wide back country. Enoch police pursued tips from the pubic -- all of which appear to have been false.

One tip said Coan and his Blazer were at a Park City gas station a few days after his disappearance. An animal control officer in Silver City, N.M., thought she spotted the Blazer there.

Hold tight to memories for comfort,
lean on your friends for strength,
and always remember how much Christopher cared about those who loved him and those who have prayed for him, and his family.
 Rest in peace in the arms of the Lord, Christopher...and skate the heavens.  You will be missed.

Love to your family and friends and may they all know that you have touched many lives....even those of us who have not had the honor to have known you.

Prayers always,

Cynthia Caron

LostNMissing, Inc

Skate the heavens Christopher!

There is a half pipe waiting for a rider to appear

No one knows but he is near

All of the angels waited on top

For the most precious one to drop

When he came they all knew

That God only takes a chosen few

We never know when

We never know why

Memories are what we hold

For now they are like Gold

               V DeLorenzo - Apr 2009

Brothers Forever

Brothers Forever...

  Death is nothing at all.
I have only slipped away
into the next room.
I am I and you are you.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by my old familiar name,
speak to me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone;
wear no false air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed
at the little jokes we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
...I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
somewhere very near just around the corner. All is well.
—Henry Scott Holland, English clergyman and theologian

Background chosen by Chris, from his Myspace

By: Steve & maureen Rayner,  From: Cedar City  

We still remember Christopher as a youngster while working with his father Dave during the building our home here in Cedar City. We know how very much Dave loved his children.

"The law came by Moses but Mercy and Truth came by Jesus the Christ."  Because of His Grace and Mercy we can rest in the knowledge that Chris is enjoying eternity with Him.

We are sad that we not be able to attend the Memorial Service but our hearts and thoughts are with Dave and the family.

  By: Amber & Colby Gower, Cedar City UT 

By Michelle Key,  From: Salt Lake City, UT  

Thank you for teaching me how to live life. I'll never forget Gardettos in the rain, trying to squeeze you into my prom dress, and our random high school hallway adventures.  You will always hold a very special place in my heart.

My deepest sympathies go out to everyone who had come to know Chris throughout the years, he was truly an amazing person and I feel honored to have spent what time I did with him. 

The philosopher Epitetus advised to never say that you have lost something, but rather you have given it back.  So I will never say that I lost a friend, I simply gave him back. 

I love and miss you very much Christopher Robin. 

Thank you Marki Davis for sponsoring this site.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE MEMORIAL INFO

On September 3, 2007 Chris passed on to once again be with our loving Lord and Savior. His remains were found April 9, 2009 on Cedar Mountain.

Christopher Robin Coan, beloved son, brother, soul mate and friend was born August 6, 1989 in Santa Clara, California. Chris graduated from Cedar High School in 2007. Chris had such a fun and easy going personality. He loved to skate and enjoyed nature. Chris was an avid reader and appreciated all types of music. Chris will be remembered for his quick-witted humor and pulling pranks on his friends.

Chris will be missed by his mother, Bonnie Robinson Cherrie; father and step-mother, Dave & Shannon Coan; brothers, Patrick and Shaun Coan; step-sister, Kennedy Roche’; step-brothers Wade and Remington Roche’; grandparents, Mark and Bonnie Cox; great-grandmother Joyce Cox; girlfriend, Sasha Turner; and many other family members and friends.

Chris was proceeded in death by grandparents, Cliff and Rowena Coan; grandparents, Charles and Nancy Robinson; great-grandfather Blaine Cox.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday April 25, 2009 at 1:00 pm at Southern Utah Mortuary, 190 North 300 West, Cedar City, UT. There will be a celebration of Chris’ life that evening at the Main Street Park, 200 North Main, Cedar City, UT from 5:00 pm until dark. The family requests your company to enjoy stories of Chris and live music. In case of inclement weather the celebration will be moved to the Cedar 15th ward building at 500 West 400 North.

The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Project Jason, an organization for assisting families with missing loved ones (ProjectJason.Org) or Iron County Search and Rescue (IronRescue.Net).

Congrat Christopher! Your baby sister