ALLISON ANN BARKYOUMB MILTON — Allison Ann Barkyoumb, 15, of Lake Road died Friday, Sept. 14, 2002, due to complications following surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Allison was born Feb. 9. 1987, in Burlington, the daughter of Chris Robert and Deborah Ann Black Barkyoumb.
Allison was in her sophomore year at Milton High School, where she excelled both academically and socially. She was very proud of the national award she won in science for her Save the Whales project. She was a member of Milton Stage Band, with which she enjoyed playing the saxophone. She was instrumental in organizing and promoting the Milton High School Dance Club and danced in many productions of the drama department. Very talented in both dance and choreography, Allison performed in two productions of the Nutcracker ballet with the Albany Berkshire Ballet Company. She competed with the Electric Youth Dance Competition Group in Montreal and more recently, this past May, at Disney World in Florida. She taught dance locally in Donna LaRose's Dance Group. She was a member of the Sparkettes Dance team that danced for the Vermont Voltage soccer team before and during soccer matches. A young lady who was full of life and had a passion for fun, Allison was a born leader who lived life to its fullest. An avid risk taker, she was not afraid of trying anything, be it snowboarding or wild rides at the fair.
She will be greatly missed by all those who knew her. Allison leaves her mother, Deborah Smith, and her stepfather, Steven, of Milton; her father, Chris Barkyoumb, and her stepmother, Kimberly, of Swanton; her sister, Danielle, and her brother, Ethan, both of Milton; her three stepbrothers, Michael Weber, and Tyler and Riley Wetmore of Swanton; her grandparents, William and Marilyn Black of Milton, and Reginald and Joyce Barkyoumb of Fairfax; her great-grandparents, Paul and Augusta Towne of Milton; her uncles and aunts, Darryl and Betsy Black, Gary Barkyoumb, and Ann and Tom Besaw; several cousins; and many members of her extended family.
Allison also leaves her very best friend, Kayla Gennrich of Milton, as well as her very many special friends she had made in her life.
She was predeceased by a brother, Derek Lee Smith, on Dec. 6, 1993.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. in the United Church of Milton with the Rev. Jeffrey Cornwell officiating. Burial will follow in Milton Village Cemetery.
**A fund is being established in Allison's memory to create a dance foundation that will be used to promote the art of dance that Allison loved so much. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made in care of Julie Gennrich, 31 Checkerberry Square, Milton, Vt. 05468, or the American Heart Association, Vermont Affiliate Inc., P.O. Box 130, Shelburne, Vt. 05482.
Visiting hours will be held Monday, Sept. 16, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Minor Funeral Home, Route 7, Milton.
ALLISON ANN BARKYOUMB MILTON — Allison Ann Barkyoumb, 15, of Lake Road died Friday, Sept. 14, 2002, due to complications following surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.
Allison was born Feb. 9. 1987, in Burlington, the daughter of Chris Robert and Deborah Ann Black Barkyoumb.
Allison was in her sophomore year at Milton High School, where she excelled both academically and socially. She was very proud of the national award she won in science for her Save the Whales project. She was a member of Milton Stage Band, with which she enjoyed playing the saxophone. She was instrumental in organizing and promoting the Milton High School Dance Club and danced in many productions of the drama department. Very talented in both dance and choreography, Allison performed in two productions of the Nutcracker ballet with the Albany Berkshire Ballet Company. She competed with the Electric Youth Dance Competition Group in Montreal and more recently, this past May, at Disney World in Florida. She taught dance locally in Donna LaRose's Dance Group. She was a member of the Sparkettes Dance team that danced for the Vermont Voltage soccer team before and during soccer matches. A young lady who was full of life and had a passion for fun, Allison was a born leader who lived life to its fullest. An avid risk taker, she was not afraid of trying anything, be it snowboarding or wild rides at the fair.
She will be greatly missed by all those who knew her. Allison leaves her mother, Deborah Smith, and her stepfather, Steven, of Milton; her father, Chris Barkyoumb, and her stepmother, Kimberly, of Swanton; her sister, Danielle, and her brother, Ethan, both of Milton; her three stepbrothers, Michael Weber, and Tyler and Riley Wetmore of Swanton; her grandparents, William and Marilyn Black of Milton, and Reginald and Joyce Barkyoumb of Fairfax; her great-grandparents, Paul and Augusta Towne of Milton; her uncles and aunts, Darryl and Betsy Black, Gary Barkyoumb, and Ann and Tom Besaw; several cousins; and many members of her extended family.
Allison also leaves her very best friend, Kayla Gennrich of Milton, as well as her very many special friends she had made in her life.
She was predeceased by a brother, Derek Lee Smith, on Dec. 6, 1993.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 11 a.m. in the United Church of Milton with the Rev. Jeffrey Cornwell officiating. Burial will follow in Milton Village Cemetery.
**A fund is being established in Allison's memory to create a dance foundation that will be used to promote the art of dance that Allison loved so much. For those who wish, memorial contributions may be made in care of Julie Gennrich, 31 Checkerberry Square, Milton, Vt. 05468, or the American Heart Association, Vermont Affiliate Inc., P.O. Box 130, Shelburne, Vt. 05482.
Visiting hours will be held Monday, Sept. 16, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Minor Funeral Home, Route 7, Milton.
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