Caesyn Lee Rutland Thomas

Caesyn was a wildly courageous little boy, who fought valiantly against a rare terminal genetic condition called Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome. 

Caesyn loved many things, including a Thomas the Train ride on toy, fidget spinners, gears, fire trucks, helicopters, monster trucks, motorcycles, construction vehicles and basically anything with wheels. He loved to watch Leo the Truck, One Piece, gear videos, Chuggington, Blippi, marble runs, dominoes, fans and fidget spinner collections. 

Caesyn and his dad enjoyed listening to upbeat dubstep music together. He loved to do flips, swing and hang upside down. He enjoyed running, wrestling around and bouncing. He loved bubbles and fancy lights.

Caesyn loved to eat chicken noodle soup like a dog with his head in the bowl.

Caesyn is survived by his dad, Jared Thomas of Fort Wayne, IN; mom, Breanna Lowe (Dallas Sims) of Butler, IN; and siblings, Talia (Grace), Mahtao, Atlas and Paxtyn. 

He is also survived by his grandparents, David and Amy Bentz of Fort Wayne, IN; Catherine Maley of Crossville, TN; Tim Suter of Fort Wayne, IN; and Missy and Jim Sims of Fort Wayne, IN.; great-grandparents, David and Evelyn Braun of Fort Wayne, IN; Pat and Cindy Maley of Crossville, TN and Steve and Sandy Bentz of Grand Rapids, MI.; aunts, Emily (Daniel) Dumford of Fort Wayne, IN; Sadi (Colby) Schulz of Searcy, AR; Cadence Sims of Fort Wayne, IN; and Danielle Wetzel of Fort Wayne, IN.;  uncles, Ryan Bentz of Fort Wayne, IN; Alex (Sterling) Maley of Dayton, TN; Dustin (Aliyah) Maley of Crossville, TN; Cody (Casey) Lowe of Temple, TX; Jared Winebrenner of Fort Wayne, IN; Dustin Sims of Fort Wayne, IN; Travis (Katelyn) Tyrrell of Jacksonville, FL; Kyle Tyrrell of Seattle, WA; and Glenn Potente of Greeneville, TN.; Caesyn is also survived by 18 cousins; Ellie, Sophia, Elijah, Rosalee, William, Hemi, Zeke, Jackson, Maverick, Charlotte, Sawyer, Micah, Walker, Ashlee, Jon, Lelynd, Ashton, and Alivia.

Caesyn is survived by his beloved in-home nurse, Tabitha (Josh) Newman of Garrett, IN.

He was preceded in death by great-grandparents, Wayne and Verna Zink of Woodburn, IN; grandfather, Jerry Lowe of Kokomo, IN; and cousin, Carson Doolittle of Huntertown, IN.

Celebration of life will be at 1:00 pm on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at D.O. McComb and Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road, Fort Wayne, IN, with visitation two hours prior.

Memorials may be made to the non-profit “Honoring Caesyn”.