Haley Ke LandShotwell, born on April 14, 1982, in Huntsville, Texas, to Dwight and Kerry Land, went to be with her Heavenly Father on August 2, 2014 at the age of 32. Those left to cherish her memory are the love of her life for 17 years, Josh Shotwell both her parents brother, Ty Land and wife Kateri sister Kasey Kennedy and husband Dusty grandparents, Bobby and Sandra Kimes, Betty Shotwell aunts and uncles, Billy and Gwen Watson and Sheri Douget, Dwayne and Robin Land and Bo and Cindy Land, nieces, Kaden Kennedy, Lila Ray Kennedy, Katherine Shotwell, Peyton Shotwell and Megan Kimes brotherinlaw, Dr. Joseph Shotwell and wife Emily father and motherinlaw, Joe and Robin Shotwell great aunt, Ruth Hughes and special family member Sonja Wallace her beloved pets, Kealey, TatorTot, Sam, Bella, MudBug, Charlie, Miss B., Layla, Oreo, Patches, Spazz, Feebe numerous other relatives and a host of friends. Haley was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bill and Ann Nanny Watson, Alton and Mona Land, J.W. Shotwell, and Uncle Danny Douget. Visitation will be held at Pace Funeral Home 200 FM 350 North, Livingston, Texas on Monday, August 4, 2014, 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. A Celebration of Haleys life will be at Pace Funeral Home on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at 4:00 P.M., with Ministers, Mike Miller and Bill Yasko officiating. Interment will be at Camp Ruby Cemetery off FM 1276 in Livingston, Texas. Pallbearers will be Jason Wallace, Cassity Land, Cody Land, Andy Evans, Cory Land, Dusty Kennedy, Clint Watson and Wilburn Reeves. Honorary pallbearers are Bo Land, Dwayne Land, Noah Landry, Dr. Joseph Shotwell, Ty Land, Joel Douget, Bobby Kimes, Wade Douget, Justin Cude, Jerry Shotwell, Jeremy Shotwell, Kevin Quinn, Tommy Saunders, Mike Landry, Jefry Saunders, Roy Campbell, Mark Barnes, Bobby Wallace, and Crockett Dubose. Haley was a member of the Oak Grove Church of Christ in Livingston, Texas. She was a lifetime honorary member of the Pilot Club.
Haley lived in Livingston her whole life. In March 2014, Haley was diagnosed with new onset heart failure. She was a double heart transplant survivor who was born with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. At the age of 13 months, Haley received her first pacemaker to sustain her life until cyclosporine became available for children. In 1988, at the age of 5, she received her first heart transplant. Again at age 15, she found herself in heart failure and required a second heart transplant. Haley has spent much of her life going to doctors, and hospitals had become like a second home for her.
Haley was diagnosed with Lymphoma on September 20, 2012, and she received 4 months of chemotherapy to rid her body of cancer. The chemotherapy drugs damaged her heart, which had resulted in the need for another heart transplant. Unfortunately, Haley was not a candidate for a heart transplant until her cancer had been in remission for 5 years. In February of 2014, Haley developed an abnormal heart rhythm forcing her to be hospitalized for the entire month of March. She eventually had to undergo 3 cardiac ablation procedures causing her heart rate to fall dangerously low. She then had to have a pacemaker placed in her heart to keep her heart rate at a normal rate. In March of 2014 Haley was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. She continued to battle heart failure until she went to be with the Lord on August 2, 2014.
Haleys family would like to extend a warm thanks to the City of Livingston and the surrounding Polk County residents for all their thoughts and prayers through the 32 years of Haleys Life. Haley was the light of the world to her family and friends. There is a Go Fund Me account set up at http:www.gofundme.comb3vd6k for anyone who wants to make donations in honor of Haley. Please go to www.pacefuneral.com to sign guestbook.
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