Justice Wayne Blakey

Born to Earth
September 17, 2008
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Born to Heaven
May 20, 2010
Aurora, Colorado



Justice Wayne Blakey passed from his mother's loving arms into our Savior's embrace May 20, 2010 at Children's Hospital, Aurora, Colorado due to respiratory failure.

Justice entered the world September 17, 2008 (12.5 weeks early) at St. Francis Medical Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The first fourteen weeks of his life he was lovingly tended to by the wonderful staff in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St. Francis.

For Christmas we received the greatest gift in that we got to finally bring him home. Though he was on supplemental oxygen, over the next year, we enjoyed the typical ups and downs of having an infant in the house, watching him develop, interact with his doting sisters, and capturing everyone's hearts with his mischievous grin. His second Christmas was spent at Children's Hospital fighting off two viruses that caused some serious health risks due to his underdeveloped lungs. He recovered and spent the next four months at home chasing his sisters, sharing his food with the dog, and learning to get into things he shouldn't.

Earlier this month, we were unprepared when he was admitted to the Children's Hospital for respiratory distress caused by what we thought was a simple cold. After ten days, Justice broke free of his imperfect earthly body.

While we are devastated by he loss of our precious son, we are confident that he is breathing freely and patiently waiting for us to join him in our Lord's presence.

He is survived by, precocious sisters, Dakota Grace and Georgia Faith, parents Jake and Tiffany, and a large extended family.

In lieu of flowers, charitable contributions can be made in Justice's name to the NICU at St. Francis Medical Center, 6001 East Woodmen Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80923.



Justice,
You have been a perfect joy. Your love of life was unmeasured. Your happiness was all encompassing. It was a delight to watch you grow and develop, unaware that you were supposed to be held back by your need for oxygen. A heartbreaker from the start with your big green eyes and impossibly long eyelashes, you had an irresistible smile that caused a severe lack of discipline on our part.

Though our time together was short, we are blessed beyond belief by the gift that was you. We are humbled that God chose us to love you and be loved by you. By God's grace, your unconditional love brought a brilliant light into our life. While we ache to hold you in our arms again, we rest in the knowledge that you are free and unencumbered, safe in Jesus' arms.

We long for the day we will see you again an know you are waiting for us.

Thank you for being our Baby Boy,
Mama and Daddy