Shyann Amy Lenz, 9, went to Heaven with her mother on Dec 2, 2012 as the result of a tragic airplane crash in Sevier County, Utah.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, December 8, 2012, at Our Lady of the Black Hills in Piedmont, SD, with Father Steve Biegler officiating. A second service will be held at 2:30pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012, at St. James Catholic Church in Chamberlain with Father Guy Blair officiating. Burial will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Oacoma, SD.

Shyann was born on February 4, 2003 to Mark Allen Lenz and Trista Marie (Meyer) Lenz in Rapid City, SD. Her parents later divorced when she was four years old. Shy started school at Piedmont Elementary in Piedmont, SD and then moved to Rozet, WY with her Mom where she attended Rozet Elementary. Shyann and her Mom lived in Rozet with Grandma Myra Fees until buying their own home in Moorcroft, WY. When her aunt Meridith and uncle Scott moved their family to Gillette, Shyann attended third grade at Prairie Wind Elementary, where Meridith taught until accepting a position at Buffalo Ridge Elementary, where Shyann then attended fourth grade. Shyann's Dad, Mark, remarried and gave Shyann a brother, Hunter, and sister, Rayne. Shy loved her brother and sister to pieces and was always so proud of them. She loved spending time with her Dad, second Mom, Lindsey and her siblings. Her dad moved his family to Gillette to be closer to Shyann and spend more time with her. Shyann was an amazing little girl, full of love and hope. She had participated in Girl Scouts and was in the process of joining 4-H so she could show her horse and rabbit. Shyann had an immense love for all animals. She wanted to be a veterinarian so she could always take care of them. She was always drawing, making cards and decorations for everyone. When Shyann was curious about an animal, she spent hours researching and printing off facts about the animal and reciting it out loud to anyone that would listen.

Shyann is survived by her father, Mark Lenz; stepmother, Lindsey (Greer) Lenz; brother Hunter, and sister Rayne, all of Gillette, WY; grandmothers, Myra (Bruce) Fees, Rozet, WY, and Jo Mclaughlin, Seymour, IN; grandfather, Roger (Leslie) Meyer, Bethel, MN; great-grandmothers, Coleen Short, Piedmont, SD, Evelyn Meyer, Little Falls, MN and Faye Fees, Opal, SD; her loving aunts and uncles and numerous cousins.

Shyann was joined in death by her mother, Trista Meyer. Preceding her in death was her grandfather, Richard Mclaughlin, and great-grandfathers, Lloyd Short, Edward Meyer and Glenn Harmon.

A memorial has been established.

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