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“My condolences to the family. I miss you dylan <3
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“Miss you buddy. ♥kano
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“If love could have saved you,
you would have lived forever.
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3 of 8 | Posted by: Jessie Breternitz - Phoenix, AZ
“Cory and Adrian. We can't express the depth of our sorrow for you in words that would mean as much as we feel. While we only were around Dylan a...Read More »
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4 of 8 | Posted by: Mike and Ann Polk - Ogden, UT
“What a wonderful, vibrant, fun, intelligent, creative person you were, Dylan. You will be greatly missed. South Gap and Pecos Conferences won't be...Read More »
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5 of 8 | Posted by: Janet McVickar - Santa Fe, NM
“We are very saddened to hear of Dylan's passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.
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6 of 8 | Posted by: Bob and Abbie Casias - Glorieta, NM
“My condolences to the family on their terrible loss. The profession will miss the contributions he would have made in his career.
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7 of 8 | Posted by: Mark Bahti - AZ
“On behalf of the French Family of Companies, we express our deepest condolences.
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Dylan Blair Breternitz was born on July 2, 1990 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 21 years old when he died on Christmas morning 2011 from unsustainable injuries at his home in Taos, New Mexico.
Dylan was the only son of Cory Breternitz and Adrian White and brother to Jessie Breternitz. He was born at St. Joseph's Hospital and grew up in the Willo Historic Neighborhood in central Phoenix. He attended Kenilworth Elementary School, Villa Montessori, and North High School in Phoenix. He was a competitive swimmer from the age of 5 on City of Phoenix, Arizona State University Swim Club, and North High School swim teams. From 15 years of age Dylan worked on archaeological projects for Soil Systems, Inc. and PaleoWest Archaeology in the American Southwest as his father, mother, and grandfather have done for decades. His love and passions were black-and-white landscape photography and people. He loved the outdoors and exploring the back country. He worked two summers in Peru on the PANC project for the Chicago Field Museum and served as the project photographer in 2008 after graduating from high school. He had a natural ability for understanding and interacting with people of all ages, cultures, and walks of life. Dylan had a total acceptance and tolerance of people different from himself. He loved his friends and family and was loved in return. We have lost a very special person from our lives. Left to live without his presence are his parents, sister, grandparents Dr. David and Barbara Breternitz, three aunts, two uncles, eight cousins, and a large number of friends who will miss him always. He is presided in death by his maternal grandmother Jimmie R. White and his paternal great-grandparents Dr. Louis and Gretchen Breternitz.
A service for family and close friends will be held at St. Francis Cemetery, 2033 N. 48th Street at 11:00 am on Saturday, January 21, 2012. A memorial service, celebration of life, and blessing will be held at 3:30 pm on Saturday, January 21, Eliot Ramada at Papago Park, in Phoenix. An Open House and Celebration of Dylan's life will follow after 5:30 pm at 506 W. Coronado Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85003. In lieu of flowers memorials may be sent to the Cory Dale Breternitz: Dylan Breternitz Memorial Fund, c/o PaleoWest Archaeology, 649 N. Third Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003.
