Angelica – Aurora Dae Shanks, 12 years of age, passed away
Tuesday November 26, 2019 at her home in Angelica. Aurora was born June 16,
2007 in Colorado Springs, Colorado the daughter of Misty Elk. She resided in Colorado for a couple years
and at 5 years old she moved to Angelica with her mother. Aurora was a student at Genesee Valley School
District in Belmont. She enjoyed school
and consistently achieved good grades.
Aurora participated in the school choir; the chess club; a member of
Girls on the Run and was going to be on the track team in the spring. Her hobbies were many as she enjoyed reading;
writing; treasured spending time at the library; loved singing and climbing
trees, especially going to the top of the very tall pine trees at her
home! She also enjoyed attending the
dirt track races at Woodhull! Aurora was
a child that was loved and cared about and will be dearly missed by her family
and friends. Aurora was pre-deceased by her grandfather, Neil Fox; her
great-uncle Richard “Ricky”Short; and her great-grandfather, Richard Short. She
is survived by her mother, Misty Shanks (Eric “Gonzo” Child) of Angelica; her
grandparents, Bonnie (Jerry) Yingling of Angelica; Don and Ellen Shanks of CO;
her uncles, Devan DiFrancesco of OH and James Adams of Atlanta; her aunt Holly
Adams of Syracuse; several cousins; along with many friends and staff within
the Genesee Valley School District and the communities of Angelica, Belmont and
Belfast. A memorial service is being planned for Aurora and will be announced
soon.
