Our sweet, thoughtful, goofy boy passed away Thursday morning. He grew too tired to fight another day and took his life ending his fierce battle with depression and anxiety. For the last four years, he endured not only devastating depression and anxiety but ongoing physical pain from a series of 5 knee surgeries. We finally found our way to Mayo Clinic and Dr. Dahm for his final surgery, which gave him back a life with much less physical pain following a cutting edge surgery and extremely difficult rehabilitation. We thought he had won his battle. Colton fought to get better. We fought for him, not resting until we thought he was safe. Too many professionals to count fought for him to get better. In the end, he chose to win his battle a very different way than we would have chosen for him. He is finally at peace.
Colton was our oldest child and a fierce protector of his sister, Aliya. We were blessed in that our children always adored one another, well almost always. Colton and Aliya were making plans to start Iowa State University in the fall, again tackling some of the most anxious steps of life together. Colton was forever picking on Aliya, and as we have found out in recent days, she was full of mischief to get him back. He was most comfortable with his family and would do anything to help another or ease someone else’s burden. He loved sports and could talk stats and predictions all day long. Colton loved fantasy anything as he always seemed to have an edge to his opponents. He loved to win.
Colton was our hero. He fought and won so many challenges. We thought he had conquered mental illness and physical pain. What we have come to understand is that our sweet boy did win. Death took Colton but God took Colton from Death and he is free in heaven. Our sweet, thoughtful, goofy boy WON. Colton will forever be missed. This world is less amazing without our son in it.
Colton is survived by his loving parents, Brad and Jodie Warth, and his amazing sister, Aliya, grandparents, Jim and Elaine Warth and Robert and Linda Benson, aunts and uncles, Todd and Kim Warth, Lory Busma and Troy Busma, cousins, Kelsey (Adam) Mayka and family, Ben Warth, Katie Lynne (Eric) Pope and family, Michael Busma, Alex Busma, Emilee Busma, Timothy Benson and family, Jason and Amber Benson and family; and Christie Benson and family, special friends, Mike and Kori Ensley, Riley, Kamryn and Korbin.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to the Colton James Warth Memorial Fund at Bankers Trust.
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