Christian Daniel Perryman

March 6, 1993 - June 24, 2020

Christian was born in Upland, California and passed away in Redlands, California on June 24, 2020. Christian was 27 years old. He had been a resident of Yucaipa for the past 18 years. Through his childhood years, Christian was active in a variety of Challenger Sports and Special Olympics including, baseball, soccer, bowling, swimming and basketball. He was a 2011 graduate of Yucaipa High School. While a student at YHS, Christian served as Buddy Director for Best Buddies for the 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 school years, traveling to Indiana University twice to represent YHS at Best Buddies International Conferences. Christian was an employee at our local Von's for 8 years, where his favorite duty was to be the guide for local elementary students touring the store on field-trips. In recent years, Christian was employed at Corky's, where he thoroughly enjoyed greeting and seating customers. He was most proud of the time he spent as a volunteer and as a Substitute Instructional Assistant for YCJUSD. in his leisure time, Christian enjoyed spending time with his family at the Colorado River and taking trips to Disneyland with family and friends. Christian was compassionate about acceptance for all, and lived his life accordingly. He loved his family and friends fiercely, unconditionally and truly did not know a stranger. Christian was the complete embodiment of pure joy and kindness and he will be missed beyond measure. Christian was preceded in death by his grandparents, Verne and Dorothy Perryman and grandfather Allen Hutsell. He is survived by his parents, Daniel and Susan Perryman, grandmother, Faye Hutsell, brother, Andrew Perryman, sister and brother-in-law, Ashley and Aaron De La Rosa and nieces, Charlotte and Emily. Christian was blessed with loving and supportive aunts, uncles and cousins, who he loved dearly. There will be a Celebration of Christian's Life, Saturday, July 25,2020. Active Church, 12954 Bryant St. in Yucaipa, California. 9:30-10:00 Please join us for a time of gathering, greeting, coffee and breakfast treats. Christian so enjoyed his morning time and coffee! 10:00-11:00 Celebration of Life. In lieu of flowers, the family is humbly requesting that you consider donating to one of the following: Christian Perryman Memorial Fund- Proceeds from this fund will be shared with Best Buddies-Yucaipa High School Chapter, and Lighthouse. Lighthouse is a group that Christian participated in and cared for deeply. It supports the spiritual and social development of young adults with intellectual disabilities. Checks may be made out to either: Susan Perryman or Hope Gutierrez. Please note: Christian Perryman Memorial Fund on the memo section of the check. Mail checks to 33427 Somerset Road, Yucaipa, California 92399 Also please consider The Epilepsy Foundation at www.epilepsy.com