Madeline Anne Remy passed away surrounded by family on February 2, 2019, just shy of her 10th birthday. She was a 4th grader at Cottonwood Elementary. She was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor in August 2017 and brought joy and love to all while bravely enduring months of radiation, chemotherapy and other medical procedures.
Madeline was born on April 3, 2009, in Yakima, Washington. She loved being a big sister and best friend to her younger sister, Emily Rose. She excelled in academics and attended Oakridge Montessori and Cottonwood Elementary. Madeline loved her Oakridge and Cottonwood families.
Gifted in so many ways, she expressed her artistic passion through painting, bracelet-making and building complex and award-winning Lego structures. Her work was recognized at the Lego competitions in both July and December, 2018. She was also an avid swimmer and enjoyed learning to ski at White Pass.
Madeline enjoyed traveling. She loved being a camper at Camp Zanika, a Campfire camp, on Lake Wenatchee. She explored the Oregon Coast, Park City, Mexico, Suncadia Resort, Disney World and Disneyland, and Hawaii. Thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Madeline enjoyed the trip of her lifetime with her family to the Aulani Disney resort in Kapolei, Hawaii.
Madeline’s generosity and love for life and others sustained long after her diagnosis of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, (DIPG), a very rare and deadly childhood brain tumor. Even while being treated for DIPG at Seattle Children’s Hospital, she crafted eyepatches for other children receiving the same treatment.
Survivors include Mother, Ms. Amy Lynn Yarger and Sister, Emily Rose, of Yakima; Father, Mr. Brock Allan Remy and, Step-Mother, Mrs. Stacy Ann-Harrington Remy, of Yakima; maternal grandparents, Dr. Richard John Yarger and Mrs. Barbara Anne Yarger, of Yakima; paternal grandparents, Mr. Gary Allan Remy and Mrs. Christine Anne Remy, of Yakima; Uncle, Mr. David John Yarger, of Kennewick; Uncle, Mr. Frederick Richard Yarger and Aunt Mrs. Katherine Crawford Yarger, and maternal cousins John Jeffrey Yarger, Charles Frederick Yarger, and Walter Neils Yarger, of Denver, Colorado; and, Uncle, Mr. Christopher John Drotzmann and Aunt Mrs. Jana Kay Drotzmann, and paternal cousins, Connor John Drotzmann and Natalie Christine Drotzmann, of Portland, Oregon; and an extended family of step-grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins. Madeline also has a sibling due in March, 2019.
Brother, Clarence Allan Remy, who was lost in-utero, precedes her in death.
The family would like to thank the medical professionals at Seattle Children’s Hospital, University of Washington Medical Center, Kadlec Regional Medical Center, Memorial Home Hospice, and Children’s Village, along with friends, teachers, and family for their overwhelming support.
A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at West Side Church at 6901 Summitview Ave. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Michael Mosier Defeat DIPG Foundation or the Vivian Rose Defeat DIPG Foundation in Madeline’s honor.
