Raiden Orion Reesman, age 3, of Vandergrift, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at Forbes Hospital.  He was born December 28, 2020 in Armstrong County Memorial Hospital in Kittanning to Skye Bowditch and Todd Reesman.  Rai, as he was known, enjoyed finding rocks, playing with his magnetic blocks, collecting pennies and spending time with his brothers and sisters.  Rai loved to climb and run as far as he could.  He also loved his puppy, Stefan!  They were inseparable.   

He leaves behind to forever cherish his memory: his mother and step-father, Skye and Chris Bowditch; father, Todd Reesman; brothers and sisters, Nathen and Janessa Reesman, both of Georgia, Octavier Reesman, of Vandergrift, and Willow and Axton Bowditch, of Vandergrift; maternal grandma and step-grandpa, April and Donald Rothwell, Jr., of Kittanning; maternal grandpa, Rick Kilgore, of Ford City; maternal great-grandma, Linda Davis, of Leechburg; paternal grandma and step-grandpa, Robin and Matt Rearigh, of Rural Valley; paternal great-grandma, Janet and John Russell, of Dayton; paternal grandpa and step-grandma, Rick and Sandy Reesman, of Dayton; and step-grandma, Jackie Fennell, of Leechburg.  

Rai was preceded in death by his great-grandfather, Alan Davis; great-grandma, Evelyn Kilgore; and great-uncle, William Kilgore, Jr.

Family and friends will be received from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at the Snyder-Crissman Funeral Home, 200 S. McKean St., Kittanning, Pa.  Interment is private.  A Celebration of Raiden's Life will be held at a later date.