Christopher James “CJ” Dillan, 25, passed away Oct. 26, 2025 at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center in Cheyenne as the result of a brain injury.
He was born in Longmont, Colorado the son of Michael Gust Dillan and Carol Cristina Erikson, and graduated from East High School in Cheyenne in 2020. In 2021, CJ worked at the Trampoline Park in Cheyenne, then his favorite place to work was Justin’s Henderson Performance Horses as a stable hand. CJ loved hiking, hunting, camping, crocheting, helping Papa work on vehicles, playing Mindcraft and chess. He loved all animals.
CJ is preceded in death by his great grandparents Dean and Donna Beck, Jack and Jane Snowberger, Bob and Henrietta Erikson, Mary Ann Erickson; his grandparents Cris Erikson; and great uncles Steve Erikson and Matthew Snowberger. He is survived by his parents Michael (Kristen) Dillan of Wheatland, and Carol (Larry) Erikson of Loveland, Colorado; brother Eddie Althoff of Loveland; sisters Kenya Dillan of Wheatland and Sophia Dillan of Aztec, New Mexico; grandparents Edward and Dianalee Prime of Wheatland, Terry and Patty Miller of Cheyenne, and Michael “Mick” Dillan of Loveland; aunts and uncles Jarrod and Eve Schoeb of Missoula, Montana, Nate and Nancy Ashby of Glendale, Arizona, Raymond and Imogen Fiscus of Harrogate, North Yorksire UK, and Jeremy Dillan.
Services will take place at 12:00 Noon on Nov. 15 at North Christian Church in Cheyenne with pastor Casey Schroder officiating and a reception immediately following the service. Burial will take place at a later date. Memorials are suggested to be sent to First Christian Church in Wheatland, and North Christian Church in Cheyenne.
