Ashlee Nicole Poland, of Tulsa, passed away Sunday, August 7th, at the young age of 24.
Born with cystic fibrosis, Ashlee is now free of the tremendous pain, suffering, and daily life challenges associated with this disease that claims lives at such a young age. Ashlee, as do most CF young people, developed a strong will to live and filled her shortened life with an extra abundance of life experiences. Ashlee was a member of one of the first graduating classes of Thoreau Demonstration Academy, graduated from Memorial High School, and was attending Tulsa Community College with plans to attend OSU-Tulsa in the future. In spite of the extra effort required, she always strived to excel in her efforts. She was a member of the State and National award-winning pom dance squad at Memorial. She also received numerous academic achievements including several Honor Roll awards at TCC. In 2007 Ashlee's life was lengthened and enriched as the recipient of a double lung transplant from her hero angel Tammy, after nearly a year of waiting for a donor match. Ashlee became an active supporter of the organ donor program after seeing many new found friends benefit as recipients.
Ashlee is survived by her father Jeffery Erik Poland and brothers Jeffery Cody and Zachary Jay of the Mannford area and her mother, Jeana Roy (Anglin) Poland of Tulsa. Surviving paternal grandparents are Harold and Liv Poland of Tulsa whom Ashlee lived with and who were her loving caregivers for 15 years; Aunt and Uncle Kari and Gerry Phillips, Cousins Erik J. Maloney and Brandon A. Gorman, all of Tulsa and the two greatest loves of her life, Logan Erik and Alexis Nicole Maloney. Surviving maternal grandparents are Jay and Faye Anglin of Cleveland, Roma Lee and James Branham of Havana, Kansas, Uncle Matthew Branham of San Diego, California, and a host of supporting friends in the CF community in many states.
Memorial services to celebrate the life of Ashlee are scheduled for Saturday, August 13th at 10 am at the Kirk of The Hills Presbyterian Church in Tulsa. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations are made in remembrance of Ashlee to CF Solutions, a Tulsa non-profit service supporting clinical and pharmaceutical needs of CF families. Donations may be left at or mailed to the church at 4102 East 61st St, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel, 918-291-3500. fitzgeraldsouthwoodchapel.com This obituary was published in the Tulsa World on 8/10/2011.
Born with cystic fibrosis, Ashlee is now free of the tremendous pain, suffering, and daily life challenges associated with this disease that claims lives at such a young age. Ashlee, as do most CF young people, developed a strong will to live and filled her shortened life with an extra abundance of life experiences. Ashlee was a member of one of the first graduating classes of Thoreau Demonstration Academy, graduated from Memorial High School, and was attending Tulsa Community College with plans to attend OSU-Tulsa in the future. In spite of the extra effort required, she always strived to excel in her efforts. She was a member of the State and National award-winning pom dance squad at Memorial. She also received numerous academic achievements including several Honor Roll awards at TCC. In 2007 Ashlee's life was lengthened and enriched as the recipient of a double lung transplant from her hero angel Tammy, after nearly a year of waiting for a donor match. Ashlee became an active supporter of the organ donor program after seeing many new found friends benefit as recipients.
Ashlee is survived by her father Jeffery Erik Poland and brothers Jeffery Cody and Zachary Jay of the Mannford area and her mother, Jeana Roy (Anglin) Poland of Tulsa. Surviving paternal grandparents are Harold and Liv Poland of Tulsa whom Ashlee lived with and who were her loving caregivers for 15 years; Aunt and Uncle Kari and Gerry Phillips, Cousins Erik J. Maloney and Brandon A. Gorman, all of Tulsa and the two greatest loves of her life, Logan Erik and Alexis Nicole Maloney. Surviving maternal grandparents are Jay and Faye Anglin of Cleveland, Roma Lee and James Branham of Havana, Kansas, Uncle Matthew Branham of San Diego, California, and a host of supporting friends in the CF community in many states.
Memorial services to celebrate the life of Ashlee are scheduled for Saturday, August 13th at 10 am at the Kirk of The Hills Presbyterian Church in Tulsa. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations are made in remembrance of Ashlee to CF Solutions, a Tulsa non-profit service supporting clinical and pharmaceutical needs of CF families. Donations may be left at or mailed to the church at 4102 East 61st St, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel, 918-291-3500. fitzgeraldsouthwoodchapel.com This obituary was published in the Tulsa World on 8/10/2011.
Ashlee Nicole Poland, of Tulsa, passed away Sunday, August 7th, at the young age of 24.
Born with cystic fibrosis, Ashlee is now free of the tremendous pain, suffering, and daily life challenges associated with this disease that claims lives at such a young age. Ashlee, as do most CF young people, developed a strong will to live and filled her shortened life with an extra abundance of life experiences. Ashlee was a member of one of the first graduating classes of Thoreau Demonstration Academy, graduated from Memorial High School, and was attending Tulsa Community College with plans to attend OSU-Tulsa in the future. In spite of the extra effort required, she always strived to excel in her efforts. She was a member of the State and National award-winning pom dance squad at Memorial. She also received numerous academic achievements including several Honor Roll awards at TCC. In 2007 Ashlee's life was lengthened and enriched as the recipient of a double lung transplant from her hero angel Tammy, after nearly a year of waiting for a donor match. Ashlee became an active supporter of the organ donor program after seeing many new found friends benefit as recipients.
Ashlee is survived by her father Jeffery Erik Poland and brothers Jeffery Cody and Zachary Jay of the Mannford area and her mother, Jeana Roy (Anglin) Poland of Tulsa. Surviving paternal grandparents are Harold and Liv Poland of Tulsa whom Ashlee lived with and who were her loving caregivers for 15 years; Aunt and Uncle Kari and Gerry Phillips, Cousins Erik J. Maloney and Brandon A. Gorman, all of Tulsa and the two greatest loves of her life, Logan Erik and Alexis Nicole Maloney. Surviving maternal grandparents are Jay and Faye Anglin of Cleveland, Roma Lee and James Branham of Havana, Kansas, Uncle Matthew Branham of San Diego, California, and a host of supporting friends in the CF community in many states.
Memorial services to celebrate the life of Ashlee are scheduled for Saturday, August 13th at 10 am at the Kirk of The Hills Presbyterian Church in Tulsa. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations are made in remembrance of Ashlee to CF Solutions, a Tulsa non-profit service supporting clinical and pharmaceutical needs of CF families. Donations may be left at or mailed to the church at 4102 East 61st St, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel, 918-291-3500. fitzgeraldsouthwoodchapel.com This obituary was published in the Tulsa World on 8/10/2011.
Born with cystic fibrosis, Ashlee is now free of the tremendous pain, suffering, and daily life challenges associated with this disease that claims lives at such a young age. Ashlee, as do most CF young people, developed a strong will to live and filled her shortened life with an extra abundance of life experiences. Ashlee was a member of one of the first graduating classes of Thoreau Demonstration Academy, graduated from Memorial High School, and was attending Tulsa Community College with plans to attend OSU-Tulsa in the future. In spite of the extra effort required, she always strived to excel in her efforts. She was a member of the State and National award-winning pom dance squad at Memorial. She also received numerous academic achievements including several Honor Roll awards at TCC. In 2007 Ashlee's life was lengthened and enriched as the recipient of a double lung transplant from her hero angel Tammy, after nearly a year of waiting for a donor match. Ashlee became an active supporter of the organ donor program after seeing many new found friends benefit as recipients.
Ashlee is survived by her father Jeffery Erik Poland and brothers Jeffery Cody and Zachary Jay of the Mannford area and her mother, Jeana Roy (Anglin) Poland of Tulsa. Surviving paternal grandparents are Harold and Liv Poland of Tulsa whom Ashlee lived with and who were her loving caregivers for 15 years; Aunt and Uncle Kari and Gerry Phillips, Cousins Erik J. Maloney and Brandon A. Gorman, all of Tulsa and the two greatest loves of her life, Logan Erik and Alexis Nicole Maloney. Surviving maternal grandparents are Jay and Faye Anglin of Cleveland, Roma Lee and James Branham of Havana, Kansas, Uncle Matthew Branham of San Diego, California, and a host of supporting friends in the CF community in many states.
Memorial services to celebrate the life of Ashlee are scheduled for Saturday, August 13th at 10 am at the Kirk of The Hills Presbyterian Church in Tulsa. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations are made in remembrance of Ashlee to CF Solutions, a Tulsa non-profit service supporting clinical and pharmaceutical needs of CF families. Donations may be left at or mailed to the church at 4102 East 61st St, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136. Fitzgerald Southwood Colonial Chapel, 918-291-3500. fitzgeraldsouthwoodchapel.com This obituary was published in the Tulsa World on 8/10/2011.
