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Hayden Staggs, 16,
Surrey, ND, passed away
unexpectedly Saturday,
April 27, 2019, in Surrey.
Hayden Richard Staggs
was born March 27, 2003,
the son of Ryan and Alys-
sa (Melin) Staggs, in
Minot, ND. He was raised
and educated in Surrey
and was currently in his
sophomore year at Surrey
High School where he
was a member of the var-
sity football team, basket-
ball team and track & field
team. He recently earned
All Region Honors in foot-
ball. He also played base-
ball until his
seventh-grade year. He
was a member of Hope
Lutheran Church in
Surrey.
Hayden had a passion
for sports, especially foot-
ball. He was a role model
who enjoyed mentoring
the younger athletes in
the sports that he loved.
He had dreams of coach-
ing the younger kids in
football, basketball and
track.
Hayden loved helping
people. If he was asked to
help someone in need, he
did and enjoyed doing a
lot of the heavy lifting. He
was your typical teen who
liked sleeping, eating,
playing video games,
listening to music, hunt-
ing, and hanging out with
his many friends, espe-
cially his girlfriend, Zoe.
He loved his big sister
who was one of his best
friends and his baby
brother who he was a pro-
tector to. Hayden hated to
dress up, for this reason,
please feel free to come
dressed in jeans, blue,
whatever you feel com-
fortable in.
His loving family in-
cludes: mother and father,
Alyssa and Ryan, Surrey;
sister, Rieley (17); brother,
Paxton (2), maternal
grandparents, Shelly
(Scott) Parish, Surrey, and
Rick Melin, Minot; pater-
nal grandparents, Pamela
Olson, Minot, and Debbie
Staggs, Indianapolis, IN;
maternal
great-grandparents, Jack
and Darlene Dickman;
and Lorraine Melin; aunts
and uncles, Lindsay
(Ryan) Sluder, Trisha
(Justin) Braaten, Jason
Staggs, Shannon (Doug)
Scott, Amanda (Matt)
Hawkins, Lindsay (Jarryd)
Bohl, Joshua (Ty) Olson;
cousins, Gaige, Jamison,
Maddox, Danielle, Ally,
Alexander, Alexia, Ollie,
Ami, Lux, and Leo.
Hayden was preceded
in death by: his paternal
grandfather, Rick Staggs;
and maternal
great-grandfather, Ken-
neth Melin.
Funeral: Saturday, May
4, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at
Surrey High School,
Surrey.
Interment: Sunset
Memorial Gardens, Minot,
ND.
Visitation: Friday from
4 to 6 p.m. at Hope Luth-
eran Church, Surrey.
Memorials: In lieu of
flowers, memorials are
preferred to the Surrey
Mustangs Boosters or
Hope Lutheran Church,
Surrey.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at www.thompson
larson.com.