The Funeral Service for Dillon J. Gordon, of Alden, will be held at 1:00 P.M. on
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at the
First
Lutheran
Church
in Albert Lea.
Pastor Dan Baker will officiate.
Friends may visit with family from
4-8 Monday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, 2210
East Main
, and one hour before the service at the church.
Dillon was born on November 9, 1980 in
Albert Lea
, the son of Terry and
Diane (Engebretson) Gordon. He graduated from
Albert Lea
High School
in 1999 and then completed the auto body course at
Riverland
Community College
.
He
had currently been working
at Pro Manufacturing in steel fabrication. Being a “hardworker” and craftsman were traits that Dillon was very proud of.
Dillon was multi-talented and was a ‘go-to” guy for many.
He was an avid outdoorsman, especially enjoying motorcycling, snowmobiling, hunting and fishing.
Dillon left us on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at St. Mary’s Hospital
in
Rochester
as a result of
injuries from a tragic motorcycle accident on 9-9-09.
Even though we only had him for 28 years, Dillon ‘s legacy will live on, as following his death he was a donor which gives opportunity for many
lives to be saved and changed forever. The mark that Dillon left on our lives can never be
measured , as he seemed to “just know” when someone was in need.
He gave of his heart freely,
willingly shared the love of his family, and gave many a “safe place to land".
Dillon will be forever in the hearts of his parents Terry and Diane Gordon,
the new found love of his life Alison Grunwald and her son Will, grandma
Selma Engebretson of Albert Lea,
uncle Lance (Debbie )Engebretson, of
Albert Lea
aunt Cheryl (Buck)Christensen
of
Albert Lea
, cousin “sister” Krista Stillings, aunt
Kathy (Dan) DeBoer of Clarks Grove and cousins Jace, Bryce and Toni, aunt
Deb (Denny) Roth of Worthington, MN and cousins Teresa (Darrin) Stofferan of Sibley,IA Wendy (Travis) Kuehl of Hartford, SD, Emily (Cavelle) VanWesten of Sibley, IA, aunt Brenda (Tom) Henry of Fairmont, MN, cousins Danielle (Luis) Collazo of
San Diego
,
CA
, Nick (Tina) Henry of
Mpls
,
MN
, Kevin Henry of
St. Peter
,
MN.
,
aunt Janelle (David) Majewski of Des Moines, IA, cousins Heather (
Chad
) Barnes
of
Des Moines
,
IA
, Seth Majewski of
Des Moines
,
IA
, Matthew Gordon of
Mpls
,
MN
and Samantha Gordon of
California and many great aunts and uncles.
His pet friend and
constant companion “Henry” will be lost without him.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Lowell Gordon, Ardell
Gordon, maternal grandfather Gene Engebretson and uncle Randy Gordon.
The memory of Dillon’s infectious smile will be forever with us, as well as
the warmth of his heart that he so willingly shared.
