Complete Obituary

Our beautiful angel,

Lauren Michelle Webb

Born May 3, 1994 to her anxious and adoring family
in Fort Collins, Colorado. 

Surrounded in our love, at home in Salt Lake City, Utah,

she slipped through our fingers and returned home to heaven
December 29, 2009.

After beating an unbeatable cancer 3 times,
this champion fighter was given the ultimate and final victory

in the hands of that God who gave her life.

Our family is forever – and our love for her is too.

A gifted genius of imagination, creativity, ingenuity, and humor, Lauren filled our life with delight, laughter and joy.  She befriended everyone and kept all around her entertained from her earliest days on earth.   She had a quick wit and an enduring optimism.  She lived this life to the fullest, and will no doubt live her eternal life in the same way.  Lauren is a master of love, family, friendship, and being true.  She profoundly expressed love in her words and her actions in ways that will continue to be felt forever. 

Cancer did not define who Lauren is, her legacy of love did.  

Lauren’s eye for beauty and Divine talent as an artist will inspire generations to come.  She loved to play the piano and the violin.  She enjoyed singing and loved to listen to all kinds of music.  She was a devoted student and always maintained a stellar grade point average.  She earned honors for her grades, her service and her leadership, as well as her Young Womanhood Recognition Award.  And, even more importantly, she enjoyed the simpler things . . . she loved holidays, making snowmen, looking for shapes in the clouds, sidewalk chalk, bubbles, drawing pictures to give away, &hanging out with the young or the elderly.  She taught us to recognize God’s hand in our lives, notice beauty where others may not have noticed, and to find humor in even the most disappointing of circumstances.

We will be reminded of Lauren in sunsets, waterfalls, and rainbows.  We will see her in flowers, in mountain lakes and on the beach.  Yet, because Lauren appreciated everything, we will also be reminded of her in simple or crazy things, like cucumbers, box elder bugs, and cows.  And, as Lauren always did, these things will be seen and remembered with smiles, with laughter, and with her love.

She had a deep and profound faith which she readily shared.  She faced her unfair burdens with a grace and quiet dignity, and endured her unusual trials with a striking trust in Jesus Christ.  She rarely complained and always expressed gratitude – even in the most challenging circumstances.  Lauren’s earthly life (and eternal life) is a great gift and will always be a profound example to all those who experienced her selfless, loving nature. 

She is survived by her parents: David and Melodie Webb, and a brother and two sisters (all older), Taylor, Sister Sara Webb (Bangkok, Thailand mission), and Carlie.  Besides the ones who anxiously awaited her return on the other side, Lauren has one surviving adoring grandmother, Marilyn Webb, as well as adopted grandparents (Tom and Cathy Dowling) in Reeds Spring, Missouri.  Many relatives, friends, and medical professionals all feel a part of her closest family and share in her triumph.

Lauren is and always will be a hero.  Although extremely uncomfortable with that title, and never wishing to have any undue attention, she merited it.  She didn't see herself that way because she also had the gift of humility.  But, it's impossible to blend in when by your very nature, you stand out.

No description of Lauren is without very positive words denoting a choice of character, an optimistic attitude, a strength of spirit, or a beautiful smile. 

Describing Lauren and her influence in this world is literally beyond words.  She gives a new definition to the words faith, and hope, and trust.  Because of her, we will never look at the words "courage" and "be of good cheer" the same again.  Because of Lauren, we have lived more simply, laughed more joyfully, thanked more profoundly, hoped more deeply, forgiven more quickly, and trusted more sincerely.  She IS the very definition of all things bright and beautiful.

Because of Lauren, our family will go on . . . loving more deeply.  She was a privilege to bring into this world and a privilege to see out of this world.  We love her with all of our hearts.

Funeral services will be held at Lauren’s LDS Stake Center (next to Wasatch Junior High School) 3103 E Craig Dr. (3600 S) at Noon on Saturday, January 2.  A viewing the evening before will be held at the same location from 6-8 PM.  Friends may also call for ninety minutes before the beginning of services on Saturday.  Condolences may be sent to www.Holbrookmortuary.com or melodie@webbtours.com.

In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Humanitarian Aid of the LDS church or the Make-a- Wish Foundation in Lauren’s name.