Ammon Jensen Banta
Ammon Jensen Banta, born 5 February, 1999, passed away on June 10, 2005 from
injuries sustained in a peddle cart accident. He grew up in foster care until he was
adopted by his eternal family in December 2002. We feel honored to have been his
parents for 2 1/2 years.
Thanks to Jon Schmidt for dedicating "Tribute" from "Walk in the Woods" to Ammon at a Youth Conference the day after Ammon died. purchase here
Ammon joined his eternal family on December 21, 2002 and was sealed to his family on August 9, 2003 in the Manti Temple.
Ammon was loved very, very much by his family and many friends and neighbors. He loved them very much, too.
Ammon was full of life and love. He liked to have fun...all the time! He loved Primary and his teachers and friends. He loved school and his teachers and aids and classmates. He loved our cats and took good care of them. He enjoyed playing with toy cars and trucks, his fire truck, blocks and legos and being outside. He loved to swim and go to movies. He always had to have his popcorn, soda and treats.
He was helpful at home and enjoyed helping people. He gave everyone hugs and was very friendly...sometimes to his parents' fear, as he wasn't afraid of strangers (thanks attachment issues!). He struggled with some speech issues, but loved speech therapy and Alison, his speech therapist.
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We are so grateful to have had the privilege to have him in our family! He was a source of joy and fun to everyone he met. He had a wonderful, big smile. We hope you get a feel for the wonderful boy he was as you see his pictures.
Please sign our Guestbook. If you have any memories or stories of Ammon, please share them with us. We will continue to add to our tribute to Ammon, as he continues to add to our lives in memory.
