Our sweet Ethan Gerald Holden was called home into the arms of our loving Savior on June 4th, 2011. Our little warrior fought a valiant battle for his life since the day he was born.
Our little son has had a huge impact on many people in his short 10 weeks of life. Ethan was born to proud parents, Stephen and Emily on March 25th, 2011, at 2lb 1oz in American Fork. He came into our lives and received his body to fulfill his short mission here on earth. The giant spirit that filled his little body has taught us much about patience, faith and charity. He brought many smiles as he showed us that he is the boss. He loved to kick, wiggle and play havoc with his nurses, whom he certainly kept on their toes! His big eyes melted the hearts of his parents—he knew their voices and turned to them for comfort.Ethan is survived by his father and mother, Stephen and Emily Holden and his twin brother Andrew of Pleasant Grove, UT; grandparents, Gerald & Carolyn Dent, Fruit Heights, UT and Bruce & Kathy Holden, Midland, MI, as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins who love him dearly.
Our most sincere thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff at Primary Children’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for providing the very best care, and for loving our little boy as much as we did.Funeral services will be held to honor Ethan’s life on Saturday, June 11th at 1:00pm at the Pleasant Grove West Stake Center, 56 S. 1300 W. in Pleasant Grove, Utah. Ethan will be laid to rest following his funeral next to his uncle baby Jarron, in the Alpine City Cemetery.
We are so proud of our son. Ethan has taught us more than we would have been able to teach him. Our hearts are aching for the day when we can be together as a family again. He was a blessing in our lives and we miss him so much already. We love you little one.
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Know that we are thinking and praying for you and are so happy that you got to spend as much time as you did with your beautiful little boy.
I'm so sorry Emily. My heart goes out to you. I can't even think of anything remotely good to say but I think that Andrew and Ethan are lucky to have such a great mom.
Beautifully written Stephen & Emily. What an adorable little boy. He looks so perfect and beautiful in that photo. So many people are thinking of you. I hope we can be a strength to you both as you've been to everyone following your journey. You're as good as they come & we love you! On behalf of my family, we are so sorry you couldn't keep little Ethan longer. It broke our hearts to know he passed. I'm so thankful for the gospel and for eternal families. Love, Camille
Ouch my heart! A beautiful tribute to a beautiful angel. Thinking of you all...
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He is so adorable! What a precious little guy. You and your family are pillars of faith. I'm thinking of you!
Oh I can't even imagine what you are going through right now. Just thinking about going through a trial like this is unbearable and breaks my heart to peices. I'm so sorry. There's the quote "God won't give you a trail that you can't handle without his help" Well it takes a strong couple like you two to be able to handle a trial like this. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Can't see the screen through my tears! So beautifully written! We love you so much and are praying for you. We wish we could all be there on Saturday, but glad Ryan will be able to represent us. We will be thinking of you.
We love you all. We wish we could be there to hold you close. Since we can't do it in person, we will do it in spirit and prayer. Much love.
My heart aches for you at the loss of your precious little boy. I know he gave all the joy and happiness to you both he could during his short little life here on earth. Wish I could be there Saturday,but my prayers will be with you.
It was my absolute pleasure and privelege to be with you on that difficult, terrible day. You are amazing parents and people. We all have been incredibly impressed with your attitude and faith, and love for your boys. Your goodness shows in all your actions. Ethan is a lucky little boy to be your son. May you feel the Lord's arms about you through this time.
My prayers have and will continue to go out to you and your family. I know that you are both amazingly strong and the Lord will continue to bless you through these struggles. Hopefully I will be able to make it to the funeral, but if not,then know that my prayer and heart goes out to you.
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