The official obituary is up on the Turrentine Jackson Morrow website. It points people to the blog, so if you're already here you obviously don't need to go there just to get directed back here. Still, if you'd like to leave a memorial comment on the funeral home website you can do that there. Note that there is also a link on that page to send flowers, but please see the logistics post for our memorial preferences.
The obituary is copied below for your reference.
Ashleigh Royalty Range, age 30, of Allen, Texas, passed away on July 19, 2015. She was born on November 23, 1984 in Dallas, Texas to James Malcolm Bruce and Rebekke (Gillyard) Royalty. She lived her childhood in Carrollton, Texas and later moved to Melbourne, Florida, graduating from Satellite High School in 2003 where she wasValedictorian and voted “Best All Around”. On July 7, 2007, Ashleigh married Brad Range in Melbourne, Florida. In 2007 Ashleigh graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering with highest honors. She had a successful career at Alvarez and Marsal as a business consultant as well as in the human resources practice of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. In 2013 Ashleigh earned her Master’s Degree in Systems Engineering and an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was the recipient of the Miriam Sherburne award, a prestigious award given to students who promote and support the Sloan School of Management community. She invited Jesus into her heart at the age of 9 and lived for Him throughout her life, as was evident by her unconditional love for others. Ashleigh became an advocate for inflammatory breast cancer research and journaled her fight with cancer at myjourneywithIBC.blogspot.com. Ashleigh was an avid runner, participating in marathons and triathlons. She was known for hosting parties and a passion for singing. She was an active member of First Baptist Church in Allen, and a previous member of First Baptist Churches in Carrollton and Dallas. Ashleigh was a loving mother to Noah (2 ½) and David (1); she will be greatly missed by all that knew her.
She is survived by her husband, Brad Range of Allen, Texas; sons Noah James and David Bradford; parents, Jim and Bekke Royalty of Allen, Texas; brother, Andy Royalty and wife Christi of Greenville, South Carolina; grandmother, Nancy Royalty of Hernando, Florida; mother and father in-law, Alan and Jane Range of Marietta, Georgia; sister-in-law, Marjie Posey and husband Jordan, and their daughter Julia, of Alpharetta, Georgia.
Ashleigh was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bryce Royalty, Jim and Marquita Gillyard.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 24, 2015 at First Baptist Church, 201 E McDermott Drive, Allen, Texas. Interment will follow at Restland Cemetery, 13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation, being held from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Thursday evening at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas.
Memorials may be made to the IBC Network Foundation c/o Terry Arnold, PO Box 908, Friendswood, Texas 77546, or visit her blog at myjourneywithibc.blogspot.com to donate online.
The obituary is copied below for your reference.
She is survived by her husband, Brad Range of Allen, Texas; sons Noah James and David Bradford; parents, Jim and Bekke Royalty of Allen, Texas; brother, Andy Royalty and wife Christi of Greenville, South Carolina; grandmother, Nancy Royalty of Hernando, Florida; mother and father in-law, Alan and Jane Range of Marietta, Georgia; sister-in-law, Marjie Posey and husband Jordan, and their daughter Julia, of Alpharetta, Georgia.
Ashleigh was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bryce Royalty, Jim and Marquita Gillyard.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 24, 2015 at First Baptist Church, 201 E McDermott Drive, Allen, Texas. Interment will follow at Restland Cemetery, 13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, Texas. The family will receive friends during a visitation, being held from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Thursday evening at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home in Allen, Texas.
Memorials may be made to the IBC Network Foundation c/o Terry Arnold, PO Box 908, Friendswood, Texas 77546, or visit her blog at myjourneywithibc.blogspot.com to donate online.
Ashleigh's words ring clear that we don't see the layers our Heavenly Father sees. We know He walks with us and He is intimate with us in our hearts. I'm a better person for having followed Ashleigh along in her blog with her journey. She was a great encourager and Christian example in all ways. I offer my most sincere condolences to you Brad and your children and her parents and all her family, friends and coworkers. May you all be comforted at this time.
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2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
Dear Brad: Thank you. You are hurting so much right now (as are other family and friends), and you are keeping us blog people carefully updated each day. I am keeping you and your family and community in my prayers. Please remember to be good to yourself - rest, eat, meditate and lean on HIM. Please give your children a hug for me - a blog reader. Blessings -
ReplyDeleteI agree with Laurie. We are praying for you all. Please let us know if there is anything we can do. I went to high school with Ashleigh.
ReplyDeleteI'm so very very sorry for your loss Brad and the loss your boys will feel too. I'm a late reader to Ashleigh's blog but was amazed by her brightness in her attitude to her illness and life in general in the way she wrote and told her story. I know she's in a far better place, her and our real home niw, and I pray for Gods comforting arms around you and your boys and all who knew her well .
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Reading that hurt my heart. She lived so fully and did so much. I know she is in Heaven, but it hurts me and I did not even know her. God bless you and your precious boys.
ReplyDeleteWe are praying for you Brad. I know no words can really comfort you right now, but know you and your precious boys are being prayed for.
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ReplyDeleteWe met once at Ashleigh's baby shower at Dr Pepper. I had the pleasure of working with Ashleigh providing analysis for a few projects. Admittedly, I was scared...perhaps just intimidated by her intelligence... when I started working with her.
Ashleigh was the last person to interview me before I started. She asked me the most difficult question out of all the rounds of interviews that I had been through. When I told her, "In times of uncertainty like my current situation with my job being relocated and a choice to move to Delaware (not possible as my wife of 5 months and I had just bought a home), or find a new job, all I can do is hope and pray that God has a plan and will lead me in the right direction." Her response was, "So, do you hope or believe that God is in control and has a plan for you?" I knew that I had the hope, by was waiting to see if God had a plan and then I would decide if He is in control.
In our morning believers meetings Ashleigh became a recurring example of faith and trust in God's plan. I struggled many times in the past with reconciling God's control with the terrible events and deaths that happen everyday. I would backslide into this doubt thinking "if God existed then these things wouldn't happen." This past year of reading Ashleigh's blog I was trying to understand how she could have such a strong faith in the midst of everything happening. It all came full circle for me this morning in our believers meeting. We gathered to share memories, grieve, and celebrate Ashleigh's life. We read through several verses about grieving, but it was the words from her blog that really made me see clearer than I have ever seen before. God IS in control. She was able to reach countless people on her blog. She was so open and real about her fears, pain, and struggle, but so grounded by her steadfast faith that God is in control. What an incredible legacy she has left.
prayers and i hope good give you spirit and always strong
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