Katie Ann Lunn, 26, of Chicago, IL formerly of Fort Dodge, Iowa passed away on Friday, April 16, 2010.
Katie was a Dance Instructor and Dance Ensemble Company Manager at the School of Performing Arts in Naperville;
Katie was also a teacher at the Joffrey Ballet school. She performed with the Chicago Dance Theatre and the Hip Hop ConnXion, said her friend and fellow teacher, Altin Naska.
She was a gifted instructor with a sweet presence, Altin Naska said. "She was just expressing her love of dance and her love of teaching," he said. "She was one of the best.
"She was skilled at ballet, jazz and modern dance but focused recently on hip-hop to challenge herself, he said.
"She's a great girl," said her father, Jerry Lunn.
"She just loved to teach and loved kids, and went to school for dance, and that's what her life was," he said from his Iowa home. "She told me, 'I'm living my dream,' " he said.
According the School For the Performing Arts in Naperville, "Katie was a graduate of Oklahoma City University where she received her degree in dance management. She has danced for the American Spirit Dance Company as well as the Oklahoma City University Pep Dancers. Katie has also danced professionally, as well as choreographed, for the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz Arena Football Dance Team. Katie has also been blessed with many opportunities to hold management positions, such as assistant stage manager and assistant children's director, for several Oklahoma City University's American Spirit Dance Company's performances. Katie is extremely excited that she is joining the SPA staff and is blessed to have yet another wonderful opportunity to share her love of dance."
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Services are being handled by
Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Fort Dodge, Iowa
(800) 576-7128
Visitation:
April 23, 2010 - 04:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Corpus Christi Church
Services: The memorial service will be held
April 24, 2010,
Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at
Corpus Christi Church
416 North 8th Street
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-3269
(515) 573-5505
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Katie has touched many people in her life with her infectious smile and positive attitude. She brought joy to everyone she met and lit up every room she entered. Her life was a celebration and she lived every moment of it like it was her last. She was wise beyond her years and knew that true happiness was not measured by what you have, but the lives that you positively affect. She had a deep devotion to God and family. Her dreams and passion were dance and she spent her life spreading that passion to young kids through her life as Dance Company Manager, Instructor, and Choreographer at The School of Performing Arts in Naperville, IL. She was also a dancer with Hip Hop ConnXions and the Chicago Dance Theatre. Her passion and legacy is evident by the hundreds of messages posted to her facebook page "In loving memory of Katie Lunn" by her friends, students, and family. Katie loved her family and friends deeply. She loved spending time with them being active, she would not let people watch TV, you played cards, games, lived and laughed with her. Katie is survived by her parents Jerry and Julie Lunn; her sister Jessica Lunn and soon to be brother-in-law Joe Vonsak; her brother Mitch Lunn, his wife Jamie; and her niece Cambree and nephew McKade; her grandparents Frank and Connie Lunn and Irene Porter; and her aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandfather Glen Porter. She would want everyone who reads this to follow their dreams, don't just talk about them, fulfill them. And never forget to "Pay it Forward".
Published in Chicago Tribune on April 20, 2010
Katie was a Dance Instructor and Dance Ensemble Company Manager at the School of Performing Arts in Naperville;
Katie was also a teacher at the Joffrey Ballet school. She performed with the Chicago Dance Theatre and the Hip Hop ConnXion, said her friend and fellow teacher, Altin Naska.
She was a gifted instructor with a sweet presence, Altin Naska said. "She was just expressing her love of dance and her love of teaching," he said. "She was one of the best.
"She was skilled at ballet, jazz and modern dance but focused recently on hip-hop to challenge herself, he said.
"She's a great girl," said her father, Jerry Lunn.
"She just loved to teach and loved kids, and went to school for dance, and that's what her life was," he said from his Iowa home. "She told me, 'I'm living my dream,' " he said.
According the School For the Performing Arts in Naperville, "Katie was a graduate of Oklahoma City University where she received her degree in dance management. She has danced for the American Spirit Dance Company as well as the Oklahoma City University Pep Dancers. Katie has also danced professionally, as well as choreographed, for the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz Arena Football Dance Team. Katie has also been blessed with many opportunities to hold management positions, such as assistant stage manager and assistant children's director, for several Oklahoma City University's American Spirit Dance Company's performances. Katie is extremely excited that she is joining the SPA staff and is blessed to have yet another wonderful opportunity to share her love of dance."
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Services are being handled by
Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Fort Dodge, Iowa
(800) 576-7128
Visitation:
April 23, 2010 - 04:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Corpus Christi Church
Services: The memorial service will be held
April 24, 2010,
Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at
Corpus Christi Church
416 North 8th Street
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-3269
(515) 573-5505
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Katie has touched many people in her life with her infectious smile and positive attitude. She brought joy to everyone she met and lit up every room she entered. Her life was a celebration and she lived every moment of it like it was her last. She was wise beyond her years and knew that true happiness was not measured by what you have, but the lives that you positively affect. She had a deep devotion to God and family. Her dreams and passion were dance and she spent her life spreading that passion to young kids through her life as Dance Company Manager, Instructor, and Choreographer at The School of Performing Arts in Naperville, IL. She was also a dancer with Hip Hop ConnXions and the Chicago Dance Theatre. Her passion and legacy is evident by the hundreds of messages posted to her facebook page "In loving memory of Katie Lunn" by her friends, students, and family. Katie loved her family and friends deeply. She loved spending time with them being active, she would not let people watch TV, you played cards, games, lived and laughed with her. Katie is survived by her parents Jerry and Julie Lunn; her sister Jessica Lunn and soon to be brother-in-law Joe Vonsak; her brother Mitch Lunn, his wife Jamie; and her niece Cambree and nephew McKade; her grandparents Frank and Connie Lunn and Irene Porter; and her aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandfather Glen Porter. She would want everyone who reads this to follow their dreams, don't just talk about them, fulfill them. And never forget to "Pay it Forward".
Published in Chicago Tribune on April 20, 2010
Katie Ann Lunn, 26, of Chicago, IL formerly of Fort Dodge, Iowa passed away on Friday, April 16, 2010.
Katie was a Dance Instructor and Dance Ensemble Company Manager at the School of Performing Arts in Naperville;
Katie was also a teacher at the Joffrey Ballet school. She performed with the Chicago Dance Theatre and the Hip Hop ConnXion, said her friend and fellow teacher, Altin Naska.
She was a gifted instructor with a sweet presence, Altin Naska said. "She was just expressing her love of dance and her love of teaching," he said. "She was one of the best.
"She was skilled at ballet, jazz and modern dance but focused recently on hip-hop to challenge herself, he said.
"She's a great girl," said her father, Jerry Lunn.
"She just loved to teach and loved kids, and went to school for dance, and that's what her life was," he said from his Iowa home. "She told me, 'I'm living my dream,' " he said.
According the School For the Performing Arts in Naperville, "Katie was a graduate of Oklahoma City University where she received her degree in dance management. She has danced for the American Spirit Dance Company as well as the Oklahoma City University Pep Dancers. Katie has also danced professionally, as well as choreographed, for the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz Arena Football Dance Team. Katie has also been blessed with many opportunities to hold management positions, such as assistant stage manager and assistant children's director, for several Oklahoma City University's American Spirit Dance Company's performances. Katie is extremely excited that she is joining the SPA staff and is blessed to have yet another wonderful opportunity to share her love of dance."
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Services are being handled by
Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Fort Dodge, Iowa
(800) 576-7128
Visitation:
April 23, 2010 - 04:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Corpus Christi Church
Services: The memorial service will be held
April 24, 2010,
Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at
Corpus Christi Church
416 North 8th Street
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-3269
(515) 573-5505
~~~*****~~~*****~~~*****~~~*****~~~
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Katie has touched many people in her life with her infectious smile and positive attitude. She brought joy to everyone she met and lit up every room she entered. Her life was a celebration and she lived every moment of it like it was her last. She was wise beyond her years and knew that true happiness was not measured by what you have, but the lives that you positively affect. She had a deep devotion to God and family. Her dreams and passion were dance and she spent her life spreading that passion to young kids through her life as Dance Company Manager, Instructor, and Choreographer at The School of Performing Arts in Naperville, IL. She was also a dancer with Hip Hop ConnXions and the Chicago Dance Theatre. Her passion and legacy is evident by the hundreds of messages posted to her facebook page "In loving memory of Katie Lunn" by her friends, students, and family. Katie loved her family and friends deeply. She loved spending time with them being active, she would not let people watch TV, you played cards, games, lived and laughed with her. Katie is survived by her parents Jerry and Julie Lunn; her sister Jessica Lunn and soon to be brother-in-law Joe Vonsak; her brother Mitch Lunn, his wife Jamie; and her niece Cambree and nephew McKade; her grandparents Frank and Connie Lunn and Irene Porter; and her aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandfather Glen Porter. She would want everyone who reads this to follow their dreams, don't just talk about them, fulfill them. And never forget to "Pay it Forward".
Published in Chicago Tribune on April 20, 2010
Katie was a Dance Instructor and Dance Ensemble Company Manager at the School of Performing Arts in Naperville;
Katie was also a teacher at the Joffrey Ballet school. She performed with the Chicago Dance Theatre and the Hip Hop ConnXion, said her friend and fellow teacher, Altin Naska.
She was a gifted instructor with a sweet presence, Altin Naska said. "She was just expressing her love of dance and her love of teaching," he said. "She was one of the best.
"She was skilled at ballet, jazz and modern dance but focused recently on hip-hop to challenge herself, he said.
"She's a great girl," said her father, Jerry Lunn.
"She just loved to teach and loved kids, and went to school for dance, and that's what her life was," he said from his Iowa home. "She told me, 'I'm living my dream,' " he said.
According the School For the Performing Arts in Naperville, "Katie was a graduate of Oklahoma City University where she received her degree in dance management. She has danced for the American Spirit Dance Company as well as the Oklahoma City University Pep Dancers. Katie has also danced professionally, as well as choreographed, for the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz Arena Football Dance Team. Katie has also been blessed with many opportunities to hold management positions, such as assistant stage manager and assistant children's director, for several Oklahoma City University's American Spirit Dance Company's performances. Katie is extremely excited that she is joining the SPA staff and is blessed to have yet another wonderful opportunity to share her love of dance."
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Services are being handled by
Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Fort Dodge, Iowa
(800) 576-7128
Visitation:
April 23, 2010 - 04:00 pm to 08:00 pm
Corpus Christi Church
Services: The memorial service will be held
April 24, 2010,
Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at
Corpus Christi Church
416 North 8th Street
Fort Dodge, IA 50501-3269
(515) 573-5505
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~~~*****~~~*****~~~*****~~~*****~~~
Katie has touched many people in her life with her infectious smile and positive attitude. She brought joy to everyone she met and lit up every room she entered. Her life was a celebration and she lived every moment of it like it was her last. She was wise beyond her years and knew that true happiness was not measured by what you have, but the lives that you positively affect. She had a deep devotion to God and family. Her dreams and passion were dance and she spent her life spreading that passion to young kids through her life as Dance Company Manager, Instructor, and Choreographer at The School of Performing Arts in Naperville, IL. She was also a dancer with Hip Hop ConnXions and the Chicago Dance Theatre. Her passion and legacy is evident by the hundreds of messages posted to her facebook page "In loving memory of Katie Lunn" by her friends, students, and family. Katie loved her family and friends deeply. She loved spending time with them being active, she would not let people watch TV, you played cards, games, lived and laughed with her. Katie is survived by her parents Jerry and Julie Lunn; her sister Jessica Lunn and soon to be brother-in-law Joe Vonsak; her brother Mitch Lunn, his wife Jamie; and her niece Cambree and nephew McKade; her grandparents Frank and Connie Lunn and Irene Porter; and her aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandfather Glen Porter. She would want everyone who reads this to follow their dreams, don't just talk about them, fulfill them. And never forget to "Pay it Forward".
Published in Chicago Tribune on April 20, 2010
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