Travis David Mann

Travis David Mann, 32, passed away at his family home in Lakehead in the early hours of November 13, 2010. Travis was born in Boulder, CO. He attended Canyon Elementary and Junior High School in Lakehead, Central Valley High School and UC San Diego. He loved the outdoors, everything basketball, playing guitar and writing music, and, especially, his family and friends.
Travis was diagnosed with late stage lung cancer in early August and he remained positive and optimistic throughout his illness, never once complaining and consistently lending comfort and strength to his family, friends, and the many medical people who helped him throughout the last months of his life. He retained his infectious smile and shared his unique sense of humor until the very end.
Travis was the son of Ed and Barbara Mann of Lakehead, and the brother of Summer (Bobby) Vaziralli of Clovis, and Coulter (Brittany) Mann of Brookings, OR. He was the proud uncle of his beloved baby nephew, Tavin Vaziralli, and the grandson of Glennie Sleight of Lakehead. He had a very close extended family, including his aunt Evelyn Mann-Wilder of Yreka and her children and their families. Travis was the great-nephew of Michaeline Dever of Redding and Patricia Gudowski of Vancouver, WA. Travis' cherished girlfriend was Savannah Holman of San Ramon.
Over the past few months Travis received amazing medical care, both locally and through the UCSF medical center in San Francisco. During the course of that treatment and his hospitalizations he made ongoing friends and created special relationships with many doctors, nurses and staff who emailed, wrote, called and kept in touch with Travis long after he had left their care, sharing that they found his courage, strength and character inspiring. His family wishes to thank these many strangers and friends whose great efforts and kindnesses we can never hope to repay, with special thanks for the kindness and generosity of local doctors Dr. Ron Chambers and Dr. Raphael Lupercio and the staff of Mercy Hospital, Redding, and of Mercy Hospice, Mt. Shasta.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers a donation may be made to Mercy Hospice, 914 Pine Street, Mt. Shasta, CA 96067.
A celebration of life for Travis will be held at Tierra Oaks in Redding on Saturday, November 20th at 11:30 a.m.