Shaun Jeremiah Janssen

Shaun Jeremiah Janssen was born to Wesley and Treva (Ruhs) Janssen on Dec 1st, 1983. He was the youngest of three children. As a child, he had an infectious laugh. He always had a caring heart and calm demeanor.

Shaun was born with an extreme case of pectus excavatum. When he was three years old, he underwent surgery to correct the condition. He spent a week at Children’s Hospital in Denver to recover from the surgery.

During his elementary and middle school years, he attended Immanuel Lutheran School. He played several sports in middle school, soccer being his favorite. In high school, he attended Loveland Christian High school. He was active in the school drama productions in middle school and high school.

Shaun spent a week in France for his senior class trip. Not only site seeing, but also doing missionary work. This ignited his love of travel and exploring. Over the years, he had visited Washington DC, Las Vegas, Utah and California. He and his brother Bryce had an upcoming cruise planned to the Dominican Republic.

For most of his life, Shaun lived in various cities in the Northern Colorado area, but he spent three years living in Spokane, WA, before settling down in Loveland, CO. He worked in the retail and food industries for many years, and was the Assistant Manager at a local restaurant. He was dedicated to his job, taking on additional shifts, making sure his team were well trained, building the team to be cohesive and enjoy working together.

Shaun was also history buff. He enjoyed podcasts such as Hard Core History and Revolutions. He also enjoyed playing video games and being the game master in many RPG games, in various genres. Shaun dabbled in writing fanfiction for the Final Fantasy series.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents and mother, Treva.

He is survived by his father, Wes, and his brother, Bryce, and his sister and brother-in -law, Droxsan and Ken. In addition, his two nephews, Wyatt (wife Maddie) and Rogan. Shaun was the great uncle to Cooper and Raina.