Ethan Denum

Ethan Carmichael Denum, 19, of Coquitlam, BC, passed away surrounded by family and friends on Saturday January 7, 2017, after a year-long battle with cancer. As a baby, he was eager to make an appearance and entered the world seven weeks early on January 29, 1997, at Royal Columbian Hospital. Ethan is survived by his parents, Jun and Evette; sisters, Bianca and Giselle; grandfather, Edgardo; several aunts, uncles, close cousins, and Jolie, the family dog. He had a short, but meaningful and accomplished life. If he wasn't at the pool playing or refereeing water polo, he could be found traveling the world with his family, playing his favourite video games, eating or cooking in someone's kitchen, or filling screens with an endless number of witty posts on social media. Perhaps his most notable accomplishment was the network of good friends he nurtured, many of whom the Denums consider family. We will miss his extra big hugs, fierce loyalty, positive attitude and his unlimited capacity to love - this, above all, was his greatest gift. A memorial gathering will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11 at Our Lady of Fatima Parish, 315 Walker Street, Coquitlam. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in memory of Ethan, on Thursday, January 12 at 11:00 am, also at Our Lady of Fatima Parish. Interment and reception to follow.

Think of me as living in the hearts of those I touched.
For nothing loved is ever lost and I have loved so much.