Caroline Nicole Carran

Type of Donation:          organs

Age and Location:          Age 5 – Las Vegas, NV

Donation Date:             9/08/2019

Sponsor:                   Honored by Dignity Memorial Las Vegas

CAROLINE’S STORY

Caroline Nicole Carran was born July 3, 2014, just in time for the holiday fireworks she always believed were especially for her. After lighting up this world for five wonderful years, she left it September 8, 2019, surrounded by family and friends, wearing her fluffiest dress, glittery shoes, jewels, fancy nails, and a flower crown. All her favorites—an explosion of fun and color that honored her extraordinary spirit.
Caroline left her sparkle all over Las Vegas, where she was born and raised. Even as a baby, Caroline delighted in making people laugh. She was witty, feisty, kind, and a champion snuggler. She loved building forts with Dad, helping Mom in the kitchen, and chasing her dogs around the house with her 2-year-old brother Collin. Playing dress-up meant equal joy in becoming a princess or a superhero, though she could not resist Mom's makeup and heels, and anything pink, purple, or covered in rainbows. She hosted countless tea parties for her army of stuffed animals, with each one having its own story, personality, and spot on her hilariously crowded bed.
She dreamed of being a ballerina but never wanted to take lessons. While she toyed with being a Disney Princess, she was sure she would become a doctor like Mom. Of course, they would carpool to work and make Dad ride in the back, as she would say.
Caroline always knew what she wanted and went for it. She was fearless. That made her adventurous and independent, but she never forgot to be a generous friend and excellent big sister, cousin, niece, daughter, granddaughter, and great-granddaughter. She gave the absolute best full-body hugs that you could feel her smile radiate through.
In her final moments, Caroline's family celebrated her phenomenal capacity to love. On the way to donate organs to others in need of miracles, she was carried through a tunnel of fairy wands waving and bubbles blown by staff and patients in the pediatric intensive care unit. Of course, the processional was sound tracked with "Sweet Caroline." Her parents, Ryan and Chrissy, feel so honored that their sweet Caroline's memory lives on through the gift organ donation.