St. George, Utah - Christian was born August 29, 1997 and went to Heaven on November 2, 2011. Christian fought a hard battle with his disease, He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in March of 2009 and myelodysplesia in August of 2010. He was in remission for a few months, but his cancer came back in January of 2011. You can read his story at love4christian.com and on Facebook at Christian Hernandez Lopez.

Today our world was turned upside down, our beloved Christian was taken from us to be in heaven. Christian, I know that you know your mom and I love you so much as do your brother, sisters, aunt, uncle, grandma and Crue. We will miss you. The pain of losing you is just so great but we know YOU ARE in a BETTER place, free from pain, free from all that hindered you here on earth. When you took your last breath, you took your first in heaven. Your body lay still here but, now there you have a new one. I know the first thing you did was run and breathing with out all these tubes hooked up to you. No pain meds to help you move but the strength of a thousand angels moving through you because YOU ARE an angel now. You have taken your place at the right hand of God. I cant even begin to imagine the wonder and beauty of what it is like there in heaven but just the glimpse that I get in my mind is beyond what we call paradise here on earth.

Watch over us and guide us towards that direction. That we may see each other again one day in that sweet by and by. You are our hero, you are our friend, you are our son. The pain of not seeing you in your room is tearing us apart but the joy of knowing you are ok gives us comfort. Although we wish you were still here, the pain and heartbreak of you laying here in so much pain is not our wish for you. We love you so much son and miss you oh so much.

Lord Jesus, I pray you give us strength to get through this, as we make preparations to lay our Christian to rest. I pray you wrap your love around us all and ease our pain and broken hearts. Help us to make the right decisions to honor our son with respect and dignity. Thank you for bringing such an awesome boy into our lives, for the joy he has brought into our lives and for the love he had for us. I know you have accepted him into your kingdom and walk with him now on the streets of heaven. Lord God, thank you for all our friends and family that cared enough to be here with us in our time of need. Bless them in return for their generosity and their kind hearts. For bringing us together again as a family to support each other. Give us rest, peace, comfort and understanding. I pray this in Jesus name, Amen.

We are so proud of all that you are and all that youve done. You are our first born, unique in a way that can not be described by words alone. Your goodnight mom, goodnight dad, I love you, 20 times before going to bed will be missed. We will miss your funny poses every time we took pictures. We will miss you and everything that was Christian, BUT we will remember, thank you son for all the wonderful memories. We love you, Christian Hernandez Lopez.

Christian is survived by his parents, Nate Lopez and Sherry Francisco; a brother, Luis; four sisters: Amber, Trinity, Sage and Sistina, who are all younger than him; his grandmother, Irene Francisco; his aunt, Shelly Nunez; his uncle, Leon Harrison; and his cousins: Crue, Lilyth and Sarenity. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Harrison Francisco a year ago November 8, 2010.

Funeral services will be held Friday, November 4, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Calvary Chapel, 3922 South Pioneer Road, St. George, Utah. A visitation will be held Friday, prior to services, at 10:00 a.m. at the Chapel. Arrangements entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, (435) 673-4221.