Alicia June Fanyak

GARDNERVILLE, Nev. - On Wednesday morning, June 21, 2006, our beloved daughter, sister, aunt, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend, Alicia June Fanyak, went to be with Jesus. She was 20 years old.
Alicia was born on October 7, 1985, in a blistering snow storm and passed into heaven on the first day of summer in 2006. She lost her battle with Lupus but won her battle over the pain she has been suffering with the past couple years.
Alicia was born with an energy and enthusiasm that stayed with her until the last day of her life. She was active in basketball and was voted most inspirational in volleyball, but her passion was softball. In Little League she played on three all-star teams, two of which won the state championship. Then she played in the ASA league for two years on the Billings Blues and the Havoc and traveled all over the country. She went to Huntley Project to play varsity softball and was 3-0 as a starter in two state tournaments as a freshman and sophomore. She transferred to Billings Central as a junior but was involved in a car accident before softball began and her athletic career was ended.
Alicia was extremely intelligent. She was a published member of the International Poets Society. Her junior year, she was accepted into the National Forensic Institute School of Medicine at UCLA. She studied medical careers as a senior and graduated from Skyview High School. She was diagnosed with Lupus in her senior year, which put her passion for forensic medicine on hold.
Last August, she moved to Nevada where she worked at Wally's Hot Springs Resort. She left many great friends behind in Montana but made many more amazing friends who loved her like family. She was very happy there and definitely lived every second of her life to the fullest.
Alicia was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, her paternal grandparents and cousin. She is survived by her most loving parents, Jennifer and Chuck Fanyak; sister and brother-in-law Megan and PJ Allgayer, her nephew and niece Mason and Mataya; grandma and grandpa June and Bob Holmes; aunts, uncles and cousins, JoAnn and Tim Hannifin (Sean, Ben and Talitha), David Fanyak (Ashley and Masey) and Jim and Irma Fanyak.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.
So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear.

"WE LOVE YOU MORE THAN WE COULD EVER SAY IN WORDS ALICIA!"
Please join us in a celebration of Alicia's life which will be held at 11 a.m. Friday June 30, at St. Bernard's Catholic Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Stockman Bank for a college fund for Mason and Mataya who loved their aunt so much.