Zeke Pierce
Obituaries
Vail Daily page A9 - July 19, 2013
Vail Mountain School student Zeke Pierce dies in biking accident.
VAIL — A Vail Mountain School student has died from injuries sustained in a mountain-biking accident last weekend.
Zeke Pierce, a high school student at the school, was injured Saturday on Vail Mountain. Family friend Susan Washing said Pierce was initially treated at Vail Valley Medical Center, then flown to Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs. He was in a medically-induced coma at Children’s Hospital in Denver when he died.
The family, through friends Denny and Sheila Linn, Thursday released the following statement:
“Zeke died this afternoon, surrounded by the love and care of his family, at Children’s Hospital in Denver, of injuries related to his bicycle accident. He never regained consciousness, and he died peacefully. Knowing it is what he would want, his family has donated his wonderful, strong heart and organs so that others can live.
“The family has asked us to preside at a memorial service to celebrate Zeke’s life. We are in the process of making arrangements with them. We will announce the time and place as soon as possible. The family hopes you will attend. They know there are many of you wanting to help in any way you can. The best way you can help for now is to give Zeke’s family the privacy they need. Please don’t call or visit at this time. Please do send them all the love you have for them, from your heart to theirs.
In addition, an account for Zeke’s medical bills has been established at Alpine Bank. The memo number is 3470143982. Donations can be made at any Alpine Bank or be mailed to P.O. Box 7330, Avon 81620.
Vail Daily page A4 - July 24, 2013
Zeke Pierce memorial Saturday in Vail.
VAIL — A celebration of the life for Zeke Pierce will be held July 27 at 4 p.m. on the Vail Mountain School campus. The service is open to the public. Those attending may bring flowers from their own gardens as a contribution to the service. Vases will be provided. Photos of Zeke for a slideshow to be played during the service may be sent to communications@vms.edu.
Parking will be available at Vail Mountain School. Overflow parking will be at the Vail and Lionshead Transportation Centers with special event shuttles provided by the Vail town bus system.
A Caring Bridge site has been set up to share messages with the Pierce family at www.caringbridge.org/visit/zekepiercesplace. In addition, a fund to help the Pierce family has been set up at Alpine Bank. Contributions can be made at any Alpine Bank location or by mailing to Alpine Bank, P.O. Box 7330, Avon, CO 81620, Attn: Anne Shainholtz. Checks should be made payable to FBO Zeke Pierce. Please include No. 3470143982 in the memo line.
For more information, call VMS at 970-476-3850 or e-mail communications@vms.edu.
Vail Daily page A16 - September 13, 2013
Remembering Zeke today.
This registration in the Star Registry vault in Switzerland, recorded in the astronomical compendium in remembrance, hanging in the beautiful Colorado sky named in memorian of Zeke Pierce, Sept. 13, 1977-July 18, 2013, was among the kind and loving things people did on behalf of Zeke and his family.
To say thank you for every dinner you comforted us with and every card, email and call you made to us would not be enough. But what we can do is thank each and every one of you and apologize if we left you out. We want to let you know that what really matters is the kindness and love we show one another.
Sh here goes--a thousand thanks, as they say in Norway, from Zeke who is in heaven, Max, Liv, Crawford, Mia and Nikken. To all the people who have felt our pain, on this day which would have been Zeke's 16th birthday.
Vail Daily page A8 - August 1, 2014
A short and meaningful life, and why the duck race matters, by Crawford, Liv and Max Pierce and Mia and Nikken Cullman.
