Obituary of Dyllan Ed Jemison

Dyllan Jemison

July 19, 1994 – June 18, 2025

With deep sorrow and overflowing love, we share the passing of Dyllan Jemison — beloved son of Ed Jemison and Cindy Freitag, and proud big brother to Sam (Sammy) Jemison.

He lived a perfect life. He knew only love from the day he was born. 

You didn’t just meet Dyllan — you experienced him. The moment he walked into a room, it felt lighter. Happier. Safe. Like you didn’t have to be anything other than exactly who you were.

He was funny without trying. Jolly in the most effortless way. Dyllan had this way of making you feel like you belonged — often by handing you a sticker, a flyer, or a random piece of junk mail he was convinced you needed. It was his version of a welcome gift, and it always came with a proud smile.

He loved his routines: collecting stickers, enjoying manicures, and making people laugh with unexpected one-liners. One time, someone dropped off a batch of butter tarts as a treat for him. When his mom, Cindy, went to get hers, they were gone.

“Dyllan, where did the butter tarts go?” she asked.

“They moved to my belly,” he replied with a grin, completely satisfied.

That was Dyllan — sweet, mischievous, and never pretending to be anything but himself. He didn’t hold grudges. He didn’t play games. He didn’t carry bitterness. He lived openly and honestly, and in that way, he taught the rest of us something we often forget: that goodness doesn’t need to be complicated.

He loved people. And people loved him. Not out of duty, but because being around Dyllan made you better — gentler, more patient, and more real.

If Dyllan could leave us with one quiet lesson, it might be this:

Be kind. Be curious. Laugh easily. Give away what you have, even if it’s just a flyer or the last butter tart. Don’t waste time being angry. Make space for joy — in your life and in others’.

Because sometimes the best kind of life is the one lived simply, honestly, and with a heart that stays soft, no matter what.

Details of a celebration of Dyllan’s life will be shared in the coming days. In the meantime, we invite you to carry a bit of Dyllan’s spirit forward — in kindness, in laughter, in a sticker tucked into someone’s hand, just because.

He was, and will always be, one of a kind.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a memorial bench fund in Dyllan’s honour:  https://gofund.me/fb9151c2