Harrison "Harry" Koller Obituary (2006 - 2012)

After a brief but powerful life, our beloved little Harry was welcomed back into the arms of his Heavenly Father on April 25th, 2012. Harry was born on January 23rd, 2006 on a beautiful winter morning. He is the youngest son of Shane and Jenny (DeSpain) Koller, and the baby brother of Madelynn, Davin and Sophia. Harry is a special grandson of Ron and Carol Koller, Dan and Carol DeSpain, and great grandson of Vern and Janiel Thomas. He is the doted-upon nephew of many wonderful aunts and uncles, and is surrounded by loving cousins and friends. Harry lived a lifetime in a short six years, and he touched countless people’s lives. Being the youngest of four, he had a natural way of talking with adults and was a character with everyone he met. He was a kindergartner at Eastlake Elementary in Daybreak, South Jordan, Utah. He loved school and was looking forward to eating lunch in the cafeteria like his sister Sophia. Harry loved so many things, but he was especially grateful for time spent with his family. He loved jumping on the trampoline with his big sister, Mady, as well as teasing her about boyfriends. He loved doing anything his brother Davin wanted to do, and always wanted to hang out with the big boys. Harry played countless imagination games with his sister Sophia – especially if it involved making a big mess! He loved riding in his papa’s Bimmer and joking with his papa about the latest phrases from his favorite shows. His latest phrase was, “Is it? Is it really??” and he would say it after every sentence. Being the youngest, he would go everywhere with his mom and shared many lunch dates and adventures. They shared a special morning routine and he was his mom’s helper boy. He is his mom’s buddy. Harry was all boy. He loved being outside, playing in the water, riding his scooter, Star Wars and Mario. Recently, he was obsessed with the Skylanders video game and he wanted a new character every time he got his allowance. He would often use the phrase from Skylanders that he was, “Reaching his full potential.” We saw that in all he did. Being a soccer family, we went to a lot of games, and Harry was showing great potential with his teams. No matter how tired he was, you could always count on Harry to chase the ball down at full speed. He would ask every day to spend time with his special buddies, Max and Jack. He loved church and learning about Heavenly Father and Jesus, and we know that he is in the arms of his Savior now. He was welcomed into heaven by his aunts Nikki and Meggie, his cousin Robin as well as all who went before him. Numerous doctors, nurses and support staff at Jordan Valley Hospital, LifeFlight, Primary Children’s Hospital and some special neighbors did all they could to save Harry’s life, and we are forever indebted to their care. We are overwhelmed by the love, prayers and support of a great family, ward family, dear friends, neighbors and strangers whose lives Harry touched. A viewing will be held Sunday, April 29th from 6:00 – 8:00pm at the Willoughby LDS ward house (4484 Willoughby Dr. South Jordan, UT 84095). An additional viewing will be held Monday morning, April 30th from 9:00 – 10:00am with a funeral service following at 10:30am at the Daybreak LDS Stake Center (4517 West Mille Lacs Drive, South Jordan, UT 84095). Harry will be interred at the South Jordan Cemetery. For those wishing to donate, a fund has been set up at Zion’s bank in the name of Harry Koller. We love you always Bear Bear.