Chase passed away in Florida on August 9, 2018. He was born on July 2, 1998.
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If you ever met Chase Lane Havard you would have remembered him. He lived life with everything he had. He was well mannered, polite and a blessing to be around. In spite of being born with “Short gut syndrome”, he did not let much keep him down. At the age of three he received a transplant that allowed him to live a mostly normal life. He could swim, go to church, ride bulls, play guitar, play video games. Chase loved music and history just to name a few things. He was always willing to engage in something new. He graduated from Bruce E. Ball high School in Miami, Florida. He had the type of personality that everyone admired and he was highly thought of. He even enjoyed cooking and was offered a chance to learn about Peruvian cooking in another country when he got well.
Chase’s dream was to become Gastroenterologist and Transplant Surgeon. At the age of 18, his body rejected his organ. He had the opportunity to receive another transplant. Chase then spent last two years of his life in Holtz Children’s Hospital. The last 8 months of his life were spent in the PICU. He was so admired by staff and patients while he was there that a new program is being established. The Chase Havard Big Brother Program to help connect older kids with younger kids who are going though similar experiences. Though Chase’s life on earth was brief, he will not be forgotten. He leaves with us a great example of not giving up and being the best you can be every moment of everyday.
Chase is preceded in death by his great-grand parents, Hanson and Jean Teague, Alvie and Agnes Perementer, Sr.; grandmother, Janice Teague; and great aunt, Vicki Mumford.
He is survived by his mother, Karry Lynn Teague, father, Jason Denman Havard; brother, Zachary Teague; sisters, Morgan Havard, Maddison Nabours; grandfather, Garland Teague, grandmother, Marilyn McDowell; aunts, Kellie Harrison, Kristi Teague, Kayla Teague; uncles, Pacer Johnson and wife Lacy, Bucky Johnson and wife Briget and a host of extended family and friends.
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