Iris J. Moon, 13, of Orleans, passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022.

Iris was born in Eureka on March 16, 2009 to her mother, Barbera Randall and her father, David Moon Sr. She joined her older siblings Daisy Reece, Luke Reece and Violet Moon. Her number of siblings grew after her youngest brother David Moon Jr. was born.

Iris spent her life smiling, laughing, caring for others, playing softball, basketball, wrestling and cheerleading, drawing, attending school, spending time with family and friends. She was a very beautiful, smart, strong and loving girl, who was loved by so many people in her family and community. She was known for always trying to make others laugh and smile with her goofy personality. She was also very protective of her family and would go out of her way for others at all times. Whether she really knew them or not, she treated everyone with the same love and kindness. She had a heart of gold and made a very memorable impression on those who were fortunate enough to know her.

Even though Iris was known for being sweet, you can’t forget about the sass she brought. Everyone was able to see this through glimmers of her personality, the tiktoks she made and the jokes she shared. A lot of what people didn’t get to see in Iris was her strength, her voice, her hope and her fight. Iris will always be known for her bravery, fighting to make sure that she was heard and she made her voice loud to share her story. Iris will never be forgotten because she leaves behind the hope for others to carry on. Iris’s strength will always be remembered. It wasn’t until the last few years that Iris struggled with her mental health, but she continued to fight as long and as hard as she could.

She will be remembered through her parents, siblings, granny Geraldine Moon, her grandmothers, Elouise Marshall, Melody Cossey, her auntie Cherri Moon, Shelly Moon, Viola Marshall, Kachina Cossey, Angela Randall, Felicia Randall, Nisha Casteneda, Diane James and April Sylvia, her uncles, Eagle Moon, Joshua Moon and Eric Castaneda, her cousins Victoria Moon-Sanchez, Elizabeth Moon, John Moon, Niklaus Moon-Overholt, Cheyenne Noneo, Chloe Moon, Joshua Moon Jr., Jessie Moon, O’dell Moon, Moira Moon, Anthony Moon, Robert Moon, Little Eagle Moon, Hawk Mowgli Moon, Kuustan Shinar, Nathan Shinar Jr., Alana Stauffacher, Eric Marshall, Mikey Titus, Wayne Marshall, Patricia Chavez, Alex Chavez, Fabio Chavez, Carmen Chavez, Summer Marshall, Jimmy Thom, Paul Aubrey, Daniel Aubrey, David Blake, Timothy Blake, Jonathan Blake, Pamela Houston, Kimberly Houston, Auhna Casteneda, Loretta Casteneda, Mason Ferris, Paul Aubrey Jr., Lauralye Aubrey, Ts’isnah White, Kelsie Aubrey, Gabe Hayden, Nancy Huntzinger, Quincy Hayden, Nathaniel Huntzinger, Melody Huntzinger, Frankie Jr., and her niece Amelia Bailey.

Iris has touched so many lives through her naturally nurturing character and will forever be remembered in that way. Anyone that has met Iris easily saw her beauty, sweet, kind and gentle soul. She will be dearly missed by all of her loved ones and may her heart be at peace.

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