Services are set for a 12-year-old Centennial boy died at a local swimming pool over the weekend.
Drennen O’Melia died Sunday night after being pulled from the bottom of the Southglenn Country Club swimming pool.
The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office said his death is consistent with drowning, although results on some tests are still pending.
A student at Powell Middle School in Littleton, Drennen was a budding athlete who swam with the Southglenn Gators, the country club’s competitive swim team.
A viewing will be held beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday night at Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary, 6601 S. Colorado Blvd., Littleton; followed by a rosary at 7 p.m.
A service on Friday will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Aspen Academy, 5859 S. University Blvd., the northwest corner of University Boulevard and Orchard Road. Interment will be at the Olinger Chapel Hill Cemetery.
The O’Melia family is asking friends and teammates of Drennen who attend the services to wear their jerseys, team shirts or youth group shirts.
Memorial contributions may be made to the “O’Melia Family Memorial Fund” c/o the Southglenn Gators, 1489 East Easter Ave., Centennial, CO., 80122. Memorial contributions will benefit scholarships, sponsorships, charities and church activities.
Drennen’s friends are invited to join the Facebook group “In Loving Memory of Drennen O’Melia” for any additional updates or information.
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
