Colleen Claire Smith, 22, of Riverview, passed away at The Moncton Hospital on Sunday May 24, 2015. Born in Halifax, she was the much loved daughter of Kim and Ellen (Parkes) Smith. 

Colleen was born with many medical challenges.  Colleen had a bowel transplant in 1996 and would have celebrated the nineteenth anniversary of her transplant this summer. In 2008 she was granted the trip of a lifetime by the Make A Wish Foundation to meet the cast of High School Musical.

Colleen loved school and graduated in 2011 from Riverview Senior High School with honours. She started a course in Early Childhood Education, but had to stop due to health problems. Colleen was a member of The Canadian Deaf Blind Association and enjoyed going to camp each year. She also worked as a Junior Leader with the Riverview Parks Program.

Colleen was an avid reader, and well known for her use of yellow highlighters. Her motto was that you can never have enough books. Her favourite places were Chapters and the Riverview Public Library.

Colleen was known for her "sassy" spirit, wit, incredible memory, and her infectious smile. Colleen loved sleepovers with her friends, movies (with popcorn of course), pizza, and shopping. She enjoyed enduring friendships with Carrie, Alyson, Larissa, Mitchell, and Paulette.

Thanks to Natalie McCann, Tina Rooney, Stacey Milburn and their families, who welcomed her into their lives and hearts. A special thanks to the Phillips/ Holmden families for the love they showed Colleen. Becky, Jason and her "sisters" Emma, Katelyn and Alexa (the little monkey) loved her and treated her like she was part of the family.

Special thanks to Dr. A. Canning, Dr. S. Skanes, Dr. R. Comstock, Dr. F. Schweiger, and the amazing staff of the Pediatrics unit.

Colleen will be sadly missed by her aunts Dennise  Matheson, Laura Smith , Shelley Luckasavitch and Chantal Parkes; uncles Drew Smith, Rick Luckasavitch, and John Parkes; cousins Andrew, Sara, Taylor, Gabriella, Michael, Matthew, Jessica, Dennis, Alex, Katherine and Christa.

Colleen was predeceased by her grandparents Dennis Parkes, Orva (Parkes) Mitchell, Charles Mitchell, Austin Smith and Clare Smith, Aunt Susan Killam, and cousin Aaron Killam.

In Colleen's memory, donations can be made to the Pediatric Unit at The Moncton Hospital or the Make A Wish Foundation .To honour Colleen's life, she asked that you please consider becoming an organ donor.

 "What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, For all that we love deeply becomes a part of us." 

― Helen Keller

The family will be receiving friends and relatives at Cobb’s Funeral Home and Cremation Center, 330 Whitepine Rd., Riverview (869-2007) on Thursday, May 28, from 6-9pm. There will be a time to share and celebrate in Colleen’s life at Cobb’s Funeral Memorial Chapel on Friday, May 29, 2015 at 11:30am. Immediately following, the family extends an invitation for all those who would like to stay for a pop and pizza party in the funeral home reception area. Online condolences may be expressed at www.cobbsfuneralhome.ca