WICHITA FALLS, Kansas — The daughter of Chance Rides Founder Harold Chance Passed Away on Tuesday Nancy Chance Stadnyck, 59, passed away in her home peacefully on January 12, 2016, after
a nearly twelve-year battle with cancer. She died surrounded by her family in Metamora, Ill. Born on December 26, 1956 in Wichita, Kan. Nancy was the fifth child of R. Harold and Marjorie Chance who lovingly referred to her as their “Last Chance.” She married Douglas Stadnyck, her husband of 37 years, shortly after graduating from St. Louis University in 1978. Nancy was deeply devoted to her family and friends.

She will be remembered for her unwavering enthusiasm for the many in her life whom she loved. Nancy never missed a chance to make someone feel special. She could be counted on to send hundreds of birthday cards each year, just to remind those fortunate to be in her life that they were loved. She was also an adventurous traveler.

Whether golfing with Doug in Ireland, visiting her mother in the Bahamas, or letting her family push her wheelchair around Europe in her final months, she was always looking forward to her next adventure. Enchanted by all things Christmas until the very end, she passed on wearing her Christmas pajamas. For her, her favorite holiday will never have to end. Her yearly Christmas letters will be deeply missed.

She was preceded in death by her father R. Harold Chance and her sister, Kathryn Chance. Nancy is survived by her husband, Douglas Stadnyck, her mother, Marjorie Chance, her siblings, Richard Chance (Carol Chance), Susie Chew (Bill Chew), and Judy Nielsen (Bruce Nielsen), and her three children, Chip Stadnyck (Allison Stadnyck), Joriane Stadnyck, and Elizabeth Fitz (Travis Fitz), her devoted dog, Skeeter, and her granddaughter Lyla Fitz.

Nancy cared deeply about her volunteer work at Hospice of the Valley, so in lieu of flowers, we request that you donate to them or your local hospice provider.
The family will host a celebration of life for Nancy in Arizona during the month of February, details to follow. All are welcome.

Hospice of the Valley: www.hov.org/donate

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