Dutch Oliver Milroy was born at peace Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 29 weeks gestation due to a fatal condition called Limb Body Wall Complex, a congenital disorder characterized by severe limb defects and anterior body wall defects.
Dutch weighed 2.5 lbs. and was 13 in. long.
Dutch Oliver is survived by his parents Tracy Milroy and Candy (Hawks) Milroy, Brockway, MT, paternal grandparents, DJ and Gloria Milroy, Billings, MT, maternal grandparents, Dale and Terry Hawks, Chester, MT, maternal great grandmothers, Evelyn Hawks, Chester, MT and Vivien Smith, Buda, TX, paternal aunt Melodie Milroy and children (Jordan Olson, Brooke and Daniel Morgan, John Olson, and Morgan Olson) Billings, MT, maternal adopted uncle Jason Roshau, Killdeer, ND, maternal extended family, Loren and Jennifer Hawks and children (Bradee, Peyton, and Sydney Hawks), Chester, MT, Neil Swartz and Angela Hawks-Swartz, Chester, MT and family (Kyle, Adrienne, and Logan Dillard, Salem, OR) and numerous other maternal and paternal great aunts, great uncles, cousins and special friends.
Dutch Oliver is preceded in death by paternal great grandmother, Irene Milroy, paternal grandmother April Milroy, special maternal Papa Steve Oliver, paternal great grandfather, Fergus Milroy, paternal great grandparents, Buzz and Eileen Fogle, and maternal great grandfathers, Henry Hawks and Donald Rail.A service with immediate family and Rev. Joyce Kaplan was held at the Billings Clinic Chapel May 31, 2010 before Dutchs body was transported to the University of Washington to help understand the cause of Limb Body Wall Complex and other fatal abdominal wall cavity defects.
Anyone wishing to express condolences through memorials can send them to: University of Washington, Department of Pediatrics for abdominal wall defects research, 1959 NE. Pacific St., box 35632, Seattle WA 98195-6320; The Now I Lay Me down to Sleep Foundation, 2305 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 220, Centennial CO 80122; Billings Clinic Foundation for Chapel or MFM area, P.O. Box 31031, Billings, MT 59107-9945.
Precious little Dutch, you lived the perfect life, and we will love and miss you. Until we see you on the other side, rest in peace
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