Alex Arrieta, 10, died early Wednesday morning around 2 AM on April 27, 2016, at MUSC Children’s Hospital in Charleston. He was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in February 2015. After a months long hospital stay in Savannah and several rounds of chemotherapy, he was in remission until this past January 2016 when the leukemia returned. He is survived by his parents, Brandon and Caroline Arrieta and 2 brothers and a sister, all of Hilton Head. He was an honor roll fifth grader at Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts.
Alexander "Alex" Seabrook Arrieta, 10, passed away on April 27, 2016, surrounded by his family at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. He was the son of Hugo Brandon and Caroline Seabrook Sasnett Arrieta, both of Hilton Head Island. Alex was born at Memorial University Medical Center hospital in Savannah, GA on June 18, 2005.
Alex loved life and everything about it. In his free time, Alex liked to explore outside and look at nature. He loved all animals big and small, ugly and weird. Alex extended this love for animals to his pets: his fish, his lizards, and his dog. "Alex was fascinated by the animals that live in our world," Brandon Maxwell Arrieta, Alex's brother said, recounting a day at the beach in the Florida Keys when they caught sea horses and fish during a family vacation. "He looked at what he caught in wonder," Brandon said. "He watched the fish swim around the bucket with a great, big grin on his face." Alex was a fifth-grade student at Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts on Hilton Head Island. Alex loved soccer, fishing, swimming, traveling, music, video games, and movies, but above all, he loved people and making them laugh. Alex loved everyone. "He had strength, fortitude, compassion and an undying love for those who loved him," Brandon said. Alex was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on February 6, 2015. After a six-month battle with cancer he was in remission for five-and-a-half months, before relapsing. When Alex returned to the hospital for the second time, Alex's mission became to try to help other children with cancer feel comforted and hopeful by giving them a stuffed lamb, a symbol of the Lamb of God. Throughout his own fight against cancer, Alex had a stuffed lamb named Lamby by his side. Alex collected thousands of lambs. This simple idea grew into a Web site and now a mission to spread awareness about the lack of federal funding childhood cancer receives. Politicians, world-class athletes, Oscar-winning actors, and Grammy-winning musicians-- among other celebrities and people of influence-- wrote, called, sent him signs of support, and visited Alex in the hospital to learn about his mission and help spread the word. Lambs for Life is Alex's legacy. "Alex had an infectious smile ever since he was a small baby. His nickname was 'Smiles,'" Hugo Brandon Arrieta, Alex's father said. "He would smile through the tough moments and always see the good in everything and smile about that, too." He said Alex's smile, his personality and his huge heart will continue to inspire all those who knew him. "Alex changed our lives forever," he said. "We will carry his torch and honor his legacy."
Alex is survived by his parents; his siblings, Brandon Maxwell, Cotesworth Daniel, and Leah Caroline Arrieta, all of Hilton Head Island; his grandparents Hugo and Irma Arrieta of Hilton Head Island; his grandfather, Dr. Richard Maxwell Sasnett III of Columbia, SC. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Carol Beane Sasnett.
Memorial services will be open to the public and held at 5 PM on May 4, 2016 at Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island. Attendees are encouraged to wear orange or soccer jerseys. In lieu of flowers, plants would be preferred. Alex loved nature, and any plants will be planted with this in mind. A collection box will be set up for donations of stuffed lamb toys for Lambs for Life. Financial donations also will be accepted. A private burial will be held Thursday at Six Oaks Cemetery on Hilton Head Island. Donations can also be made throughlambsforlife.org, TD Bank orAlex's GoFundMe account. Stuffed lambs can be sent to P.O. Box 6143, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938.
Published in The Island Packet on May 3, 2016
Lambs for Life
Alexander "Alex" Seabrook Arrieta, 10, passed away on April 27, 2016, surrounded by his family at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. He was the son of Hugo Brandon and Caroline Seabrook Sasnett Arrieta, both of Hilton Head Island. Alex was born at Memorial University Medical Center hospital in Savannah, GA on June 18, 2005.
Alex loved life and everything about it. In his free time, Alex liked to explore outside and look at nature. He loved all animals big and small, ugly and weird. Alex extended this love for animals to his pets: his fish, his lizards, and his dog. "Alex was fascinated by the animals that live in our world," Brandon Maxwell Arrieta, Alex's brother said, recounting a day at the beach in the Florida Keys when they caught sea horses and fish during a family vacation. "He looked at what he caught in wonder," Brandon said. "He watched the fish swim around the bucket with a great, big grin on his face." Alex was a fifth-grade student at Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts on Hilton Head Island. Alex loved soccer, fishing, swimming, traveling, music, video games, and movies, but above all, he loved people and making them laugh. Alex loved everyone. "He had strength, fortitude, compassion and an undying love for those who loved him," Brandon said. Alex was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on February 6, 2015. After a six-month battle with cancer he was in remission for five-and-a-half months, before relapsing. When Alex returned to the hospital for the second time, Alex's mission became to try to help other children with cancer feel comforted and hopeful by giving them a stuffed lamb, a symbol of the Lamb of God. Throughout his own fight against cancer, Alex had a stuffed lamb named Lamby by his side. Alex collected thousands of lambs. This simple idea grew into a Web site and now a mission to spread awareness about the lack of federal funding childhood cancer receives. Politicians, world-class athletes, Oscar-winning actors, and Grammy-winning musicians-- among other celebrities and people of influence-- wrote, called, sent him signs of support, and visited Alex in the hospital to learn about his mission and help spread the word. Lambs for Life is Alex's legacy. "Alex had an infectious smile ever since he was a small baby. His nickname was 'Smiles,'" Hugo Brandon Arrieta, Alex's father said. "He would smile through the tough moments and always see the good in everything and smile about that, too." He said Alex's smile, his personality and his huge heart will continue to inspire all those who knew him. "Alex changed our lives forever," he said. "We will carry his torch and honor his legacy."
Alex is survived by his parents; his siblings, Brandon Maxwell, Cotesworth Daniel, and Leah Caroline Arrieta, all of Hilton Head Island; his grandparents Hugo and Irma Arrieta of Hilton Head Island; his grandfather, Dr. Richard Maxwell Sasnett III of Columbia, SC. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Carol Beane Sasnett.
Memorial services will be open to the public and held at 5 PM on May 4, 2016 at Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island. Attendees are encouraged to wear orange or soccer jerseys. In lieu of flowers, plants would be preferred. Alex loved nature, and any plants will be planted with this in mind. A collection box will be set up for donations of stuffed lamb toys for Lambs for Life. Financial donations also will be accepted. A private burial will be held Thursday at Six Oaks Cemetery on Hilton Head Island. Donations can also be made throughlambsforlife.org, TD Bank orAlex's GoFundMe account. Stuffed lambs can be sent to P.O. Box 6143, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938.
Published in The Island Packet on May 3, 2016
Lambs for Life
Alex Arrieta, 10, died early Wednesday morning around 2 AM on April 27, 2016, at MUSC Children’s Hospital in Charleston. He was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in February 2015. After a months long hospital stay in Savannah and several rounds of chemotherapy, he was in remission until this past January 2016 when the leukemia returned. He is survived by his parents, Brandon and Caroline Arrieta and 2 brothers and a sister, all of Hilton Head. He was an honor roll fifth grader at Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts.
Alexander "Alex" Seabrook Arrieta, 10, passed away on April 27, 2016, surrounded by his family at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. He was the son of Hugo Brandon and Caroline Seabrook Sasnett Arrieta, both of Hilton Head Island. Alex was born at Memorial University Medical Center hospital in Savannah, GA on June 18, 2005.
Alex loved life and everything about it. In his free time, Alex liked to explore outside and look at nature. He loved all animals big and small, ugly and weird. Alex extended this love for animals to his pets: his fish, his lizards, and his dog. "Alex was fascinated by the animals that live in our world," Brandon Maxwell Arrieta, Alex's brother said, recounting a day at the beach in the Florida Keys when they caught sea horses and fish during a family vacation. "He looked at what he caught in wonder," Brandon said. "He watched the fish swim around the bucket with a great, big grin on his face." Alex was a fifth-grade student at Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts on Hilton Head Island. Alex loved soccer, fishing, swimming, traveling, music, video games, and movies, but above all, he loved people and making them laugh. Alex loved everyone. "He had strength, fortitude, compassion and an undying love for those who loved him," Brandon said. Alex was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on February 6, 2015. After a six-month battle with cancer he was in remission for five-and-a-half months, before relapsing. When Alex returned to the hospital for the second time, Alex's mission became to try to help other children with cancer feel comforted and hopeful by giving them a stuffed lamb, a symbol of the Lamb of God. Throughout his own fight against cancer, Alex had a stuffed lamb named Lamby by his side. Alex collected thousands of lambs. This simple idea grew into a Web site and now a mission to spread awareness about the lack of federal funding childhood cancer receives. Politicians, world-class athletes, Oscar-winning actors, and Grammy-winning musicians-- among other celebrities and people of influence-- wrote, called, sent him signs of support, and visited Alex in the hospital to learn about his mission and help spread the word. Lambs for Life is Alex's legacy. "Alex had an infectious smile ever since he was a small baby. His nickname was 'Smiles,'" Hugo Brandon Arrieta, Alex's father said. "He would smile through the tough moments and always see the good in everything and smile about that, too." He said Alex's smile, his personality and his huge heart will continue to inspire all those who knew him. "Alex changed our lives forever," he said. "We will carry his torch and honor his legacy."
Alex is survived by his parents; his siblings, Brandon Maxwell, Cotesworth Daniel, and Leah Caroline Arrieta, all of Hilton Head Island; his grandparents Hugo and Irma Arrieta of Hilton Head Island; his grandfather, Dr. Richard Maxwell Sasnett III of Columbia, SC. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Carol Beane Sasnett.
Memorial services will be open to the public and held at 5 PM on May 4, 2016 at Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island. Attendees are encouraged to wear orange or soccer jerseys. In lieu of flowers, plants would be preferred. Alex loved nature, and any plants will be planted with this in mind. A collection box will be set up for donations of stuffed lamb toys for Lambs for Life. Financial donations also will be accepted. A private burial will be held Thursday at Six Oaks Cemetery on Hilton Head Island. Donations can also be made throughlambsforlife.org, TD Bank orAlex's GoFundMe account. Stuffed lambs can be sent to P.O. Box 6143, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938.
Published in The Island Packet on May 3, 2016
Lambs for Life
Alexander "Alex" Seabrook Arrieta, 10, passed away on April 27, 2016, surrounded by his family at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. He was the son of Hugo Brandon and Caroline Seabrook Sasnett Arrieta, both of Hilton Head Island. Alex was born at Memorial University Medical Center hospital in Savannah, GA on June 18, 2005.
Alex loved life and everything about it. In his free time, Alex liked to explore outside and look at nature. He loved all animals big and small, ugly and weird. Alex extended this love for animals to his pets: his fish, his lizards, and his dog. "Alex was fascinated by the animals that live in our world," Brandon Maxwell Arrieta, Alex's brother said, recounting a day at the beach in the Florida Keys when they caught sea horses and fish during a family vacation. "He looked at what he caught in wonder," Brandon said. "He watched the fish swim around the bucket with a great, big grin on his face." Alex was a fifth-grade student at Hilton Head Island Elementary School for the Creative Arts on Hilton Head Island. Alex loved soccer, fishing, swimming, traveling, music, video games, and movies, but above all, he loved people and making them laugh. Alex loved everyone. "He had strength, fortitude, compassion and an undying love for those who loved him," Brandon said. Alex was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia on February 6, 2015. After a six-month battle with cancer he was in remission for five-and-a-half months, before relapsing. When Alex returned to the hospital for the second time, Alex's mission became to try to help other children with cancer feel comforted and hopeful by giving them a stuffed lamb, a symbol of the Lamb of God. Throughout his own fight against cancer, Alex had a stuffed lamb named Lamby by his side. Alex collected thousands of lambs. This simple idea grew into a Web site and now a mission to spread awareness about the lack of federal funding childhood cancer receives. Politicians, world-class athletes, Oscar-winning actors, and Grammy-winning musicians-- among other celebrities and people of influence-- wrote, called, sent him signs of support, and visited Alex in the hospital to learn about his mission and help spread the word. Lambs for Life is Alex's legacy. "Alex had an infectious smile ever since he was a small baby. His nickname was 'Smiles,'" Hugo Brandon Arrieta, Alex's father said. "He would smile through the tough moments and always see the good in everything and smile about that, too." He said Alex's smile, his personality and his huge heart will continue to inspire all those who knew him. "Alex changed our lives forever," he said. "We will carry his torch and honor his legacy."
Alex is survived by his parents; his siblings, Brandon Maxwell, Cotesworth Daniel, and Leah Caroline Arrieta, all of Hilton Head Island; his grandparents Hugo and Irma Arrieta of Hilton Head Island; his grandfather, Dr. Richard Maxwell Sasnett III of Columbia, SC. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins. He is preceded in death by his grandmother, Carol Beane Sasnett.
Memorial services will be open to the public and held at 5 PM on May 4, 2016 at Honey Horn on Hilton Head Island. Attendees are encouraged to wear orange or soccer jerseys. In lieu of flowers, plants would be preferred. Alex loved nature, and any plants will be planted with this in mind. A collection box will be set up for donations of stuffed lamb toys for Lambs for Life. Financial donations also will be accepted. A private burial will be held Thursday at Six Oaks Cemetery on Hilton Head Island. Donations can also be made throughlambsforlife.org, TD Bank orAlex's GoFundMe account. Stuffed lambs can be sent to P.O. Box 6143, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938.
Published in The Island Packet on May 3, 2016
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