KATHERINE LEILANI COLLETT, age 2, died peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at her home in Irving. She was born March 17, 2009 in Irving to parents, Ted and Amy Collett. Katherine was an independent girl who brought joy to anyone that laid eyes on her. She was tall and beautiful with curly hair that flopped in her face. She had a friendly personality and made everyone happy when she flashed her beautiful smile. She loved her brothers and always wanted to be with them and they were always there to watch over her. She loved playgrounds and would fearlessly head down any slide. She dazzled many with her use of the iPad, which she called myPad, working puzzles and tracing letters. She attended brother's baseball games from 2 weeks old and couldn't wait for her turn to play.
Katherine is survived by her parents and brothers, Mason Collett and Benjamin Collett, of Irving; maternal grandparents, Robert and Rebecca Bray of Madison, Mississippi; paternal grandparents, Fritz and Leilani Collett of Hurst; great grandmothers, Katherine Bray of Woodville, Mississippi and Verba Lee Turner of Nederland, Texas; great grandfather, W.H. Turner of Nederland, Texas; aunts Rachel Johnson and husband Jared of Keller, Maggie Bray of Addison, Jennifer Collett of Haltom City and Daisy al'Ahmad and husband Nasser of Wichita, Kansas.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 oclock p.m., Friday at Donnelly's Colonial Funeral Home. Service is 10:00 oclock a.m., Saturday, December 3rd in the funeral home Chapel with a committal service to follow at Bear Creek Cemetery in Euless, TX. Sam C. Scott will officiate.