Elijah Deon Graves was born to Julio Trevino and Lynn Graves. In May of 2000, Johnny and Cedrik Resendez came into Lynn and Elijah’s life. They became a family. Jildi Resendez was born on February of 2004. The whole family fell in love with her. Elijah graduated from Central High School in May of 2012. Elijah was an Entrepreneur and an artist. He had multiple talents, but some that he really enjoyed were making necklaces, beautiful rings and crystal pendants. Elijah learned to blow glass and made jewelry from that as well. Elijah did some rapping performances at the Moxi, and the Auggie theater as The Prince Eli.
Elijah was a self-made botanist and was great at growing and nurturing plants. Elijah enjoyed Young Life Youth Group when he was younger, riding motorcycles, going to the Logan County Fair, the Greeley Stampede, trips to the Boyd Lake to boat and spending time with family. Elijah found peace in motivational quotes, a few he loved were “Art is more than a passion for me, it is my way of life”! Another was, “No great genius ever existed without a touch of madness”, by Aristotle.
Elijah is survived by parents Lynn and Johnny Resendez; Julio Trevino, siblings: Cedrik Resendez, Jildi Resendez; grandparents; Terry and Linda Graves, Anita Almeida (Hector Perez); Mario and Sylvia Hernandez; Aunts and uncles: Rhonda Braswell, Lori Hernandez (Abel Hernandez), Debra Kallsen (Nicholaus Kallsen), Amanda Graves, Ashley Graves, Gloria Lujan (Jimmy Lujan), Diane Santillano (Greg Krpan), Maribell Trevino, Fred Lujan, Dennis Ertle, Jerry Whited, Tony Rhea, George Euresti (Rosio Loma), Mario Hernandez Jr (Regina Ballez). He is loved and cherished by numerous cousins and extended family and friends everywhere.
Elijah was welcomed to the other side by Donaciano and Carmen Sifuentez, Harold and Velma Graves, James and Marge Woodard, Nicole Graves, Bertha Resendez, Sean Eaman and Kitty and Grizzly, his beloved animals.
Elijah’s visitation will be held on May 3rd at Stoddard Funeral Home 3205 West 28th Street Greeley, Colorado 80634 from 4-8pm. Elijah’s celebration of life will be held at Journey Christian Church on May 5, 2021 @ 1pm, the address is: 4754 West 31st Street, Greeley, CO 80634. The reception location will be at the Greeley/Evans Moose Lodge from 2-5 at: 3456 11th Avenue, Evans, CO 80620.
Donations for funeral costs would be appreciated, if you feel led to make an offering, please go to the link and follow these instructions:
1. Go onto our website https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/greeley-co/stoddard-funeral-home/4184
2. Once you have accessed the website, up in the right hand corner there is a button that says pay bill.
3. You will then push the quick pay button on the right side of the page.
4. Once you access this page it will ask for a
Contract number: 418401004352
Last name: Graves
Zip code: 80634
5. Then it will take you to a page where you are able to make a donation of whatever amount you would like.
