\u201cShe fought for her life with the same intensity she played all her sports,\u201d the obituary said.<\/p>\n
In December, area residents turned out to sing Christmas carols to her and her family on Christmas Eve, and Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus made a visit. She also was able to ride on a firetruck with her siblings, courtesy of Upper Pine River Fire Protection District.<\/p>\n
She visited museums while receiving treatments in Denver, went sledding at Chapman Hill and last week got to ride a horse.<\/p>\n
Her grandmother, Deborah Anderson, kept residents updated on Jolean\u2019s GoFundMe page<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cJolean overheard us talking about the hospice nurse coming over in a few minutes, so she took a big deep breath and shed the only tear during her struggle to stay alive,\u201d Anderson wrote on Monday. \u201c\u2026 We thank all of you for all of your love and support.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cShe was the most positive little thing,\u201d said Amy Davlin, a friend of the family. \u201cShe would say, \u2018Come on, Mom, calm down.\u2019 She was just Jolean.\u201d<\/p>\n Jolean was born Aug. 27, 2009. She is survived by her parents, Eric and Mia Scott; siblings Cassidy and Cecil of Bayfield; fraternal grandparents, Mike Scott and Deb Anderson of Durango; and maternal grandparents, Michael Wiggins of Long Beach, California, and Terry Wolfe of Las Cruces, New Mexico.<\/p>\n A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at Joe Stephenson Park, where she played baseball.<\/p>\n Community celebrates Christmas Eve with Scott family<\/a><\/p>\n