John Charles Packard - Reed, born September 13, 2018 at 11:54PM in Dallas, Texas welcomed the world with the energy of a little Star! He survived multiple open heart surgeries to address his Congenital Heart Defect - Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. While he spent his life recovering in Medical City Dallas - CHSU and Children’s Medical Center Dallas CVICU / IMU; his family longed for and were preparing for the day that he would get to come home. No matter what John Charles was going through, most days, he had a joyous smile that he would bestow upon any visitor to his room. He loved people and his family is told that he touched the lives of countless souls. Jack Chaz (as he was affectionately called by one of his favorite Doctors) loved “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” (sung by Mommy), pulling Daddy’s beard, reading books and chewing on as many fingers as he could get in his mouth. He passed away suddenly on April 12th, 2019 at 1:20AM in Dallas, Texas; like a shooting star, gone too quickly. Baby John Charles is survived by his adoring parents Elizabeth and Frank, Dog-Sister Napili, loving Family and Friends, and a village of cherished and skilled medical family: Surgeons, Doctors, Nurses and Medical Professionals. Although his time on earth was only seven moons, his lessons will live with those whose lives he touched forever.
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