Obituary of Alyssa AnnMarie Bartraw

Bartraw, Alyssa Annmarie passed away peacefully in her 7th year, on October 11, 2007 at the Alberta Childrens Hospital in Calgary, AB after a courageous battle with Leukemia. Alyssa will be lovingly missed by her Daddy, Danny Bartraw (Theresa Hermary), her Mommy Debra Bartraw (Greg Brown), her big brother Davis Bartraw, and her stepbrother Cole Panchuk-Brown. She will also be missed by Grandparents, William & Carol Bartraw (Powassan, Ontario), Frank & Sharon Smith (Powassan, Ontario) and many Aunts, Uncles, and cousins. Alyssa was predeceased by her Grandmother Rita Smith. Alyssa was born in Creston, BC on December 22, 2000, and moved to Cranbrook in September of 2004. She attended TM Roberts Elementary School in the French Immersion Program. With an infectious smile and a magnetic energy about her, Alyssa touched the hearts of everyone she met. Before completing her Kindergarten year, she was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, and over the next year and a half she demonstrated amazing determination, perserverance, spirit, strenght and courage. Services for Alyssa were held on Tuesday, October 16th at Cranbrook Alliance Church. A special 'Thank you' to the officiating Rev. Marcel Leffelaar, of Calgary, AB. In lieu of flowers, Donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society, 565 West 10th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5Z 4J4 or Variety-The Children's Charity of BC 4300 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby, BC V5C 6C6 604-320-0505