Shawn Ryan Adelgren, age 20, passed away on May 2, 2015. He was a resident of Monument, Colorado for 10 years. He was an Army ROTC cadet and student at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona.
Shawn Adelgren was born on January 31, 1995 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Russell Adelgren and Dee (Zappola) Adelgren who currently reside in Monument.
Shawn was very fond of the outdoors. He enjoyed climbing mountains, jeeping, hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, snow shoeing, skiing and snowboarding. He also enjoyed the Army and was extremely proud to be an ROTC cadet where he loved his fellow cadets and cadre. He recently finished his sophomore year at Embry Riddle where he was studying Global Security and Intelligence Services with a minor in the Chinese language. He was a member of the Catholic Church on campus and of Saint Peter Catholic Church in Monument, Colorado. He attended Palmer Ridge High School, graduating in 2013.
He is survived by his parents: Russ and Dee; his siblings: Paul, Pamela, Joshua, Jacob, and Dean; his grandparents: George and Gorda Adelgren, and Dominick and Maureen Zappola.
A visitation will be held from 5 pm to 7 pm, with a Rosary prayer at 7 pm on Thursday, May 7, at Saint Peter Catholic Church, 55 N. Jefferson St., Monument, Colorado 80132. Mass will be held 10 am Saturday, May 9, at Saint Peter with a visitation immediately preceding from 9 am to 10 am. A graveside ceremony will follow the Mass at the Town of Monument Cemetery. A reception will be held afterwards at the Saint Peter gymnasium.
Memorials in Shawn’s name may be made to the Nepal earthquake victims.
“Don’t know where I’m going, but I’m on my way.”
Online Condolences can be made on Shawn’s Facebook page, or at ShrineOfRemembrance.com.