Shyann Amy Lenz

Shyann Lenz

Gillette, Wyoming

Shyann Amy Lenz, 9, went to her Heavenly home with her mother on December 2, 2012 as the result of a tragic airplane crash in Sevier County, Utah. Shyann was born on February 4, 2003 to Mark Allen Lenz and Trista Marie Meyer Lenz in Rapid City, SD. Her parents later divorced when she was four years old.

Shy started school at Piedmont Elementary in Piedmont, SD and then moved to Rozet, Wyoming with her Mom where she attended Rozet Elementary. Shyann and her Mom lived in Rozet with Grandma Myra Fees until buying their own home in Moorcroft, Wyoming. When her aunt Meridith and uncle Scott moved their family to Gillete, Shyann attended third grade at Prairie Wind Elementary, where Meridith taught until accepting a position at Buffalo Ridge Elementary, where Shyann then attended fourth grade.

Shyann’s Dad, Mark, remarried and gave Shyann a brother, Hunter, and sister, Rayne. Shy loved her brother and sister to pieces and was always so proud of them. She loved spending time with her dad, second mom, Lindsey, and her siblings. Her dad moved his family to Gillette to be closer to Shyann and spend more time with her.

Shyann was an amazing little girl, full of love and hope. She had participated in Girl Scouts and was in the process of joining 4-H so she could show her horse and rabbit. Shyann had an immense love for all animals. She wanted to be a Veterinarian so she could always take care of them. She was always drawing, making cards and decorations for everyone. When Shyann was curious about an animal, she spent hours researching the animal and printing off facts about the animal and reciting it out loud to anyone that would listen.

Shyann is survived by her father, Mark Lenz, stepmother Lindsey Greer Lenz; brother, Hunter and sister, Rayne, all of Gillette, WY; grandmothers Myra (Bruce)Fees, Rozet, WY; Jo Mclaughlin, Seymour, IN; grandfather, Roger (Leslie) Meyer, Bethel, MN; great-grandmothers: Coleen Short, Piedmont, SD; and Evelyn Meyer, Little Falls, MN; her loving aunts and uncles and numerous cousins.

Shyann was joined in death by her mother, Trista Meyer. Also preceding her in death were her grandfather, Richard Mclaughlin and great-grandfathers: Lloyd Short, Edward Meyer and Glen Harmon.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 8, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Black Hills in Piedmont, SD. Additional services will be held Sunday at 2:30 in St. James Catholic Church in Chamberlain, SD. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery in Oacoma, SD.