My deepest condolences to family, veterinarian staff, and friends. Got news this morn. Saddens my heart. Immediately, Dr. Shane Cote became a friend simply because of his superb character. An outstanding, caring, and trustworthy veterinarian who helped us with our choc.lab, Sam, that had to be put down due to last stage canine lupus (cancer). Compassionately, Cote literally sat in the floor in private at clinic with us, about an hour, sharing his life stories, experiences of vet-care for horses & wolves, as we told of adventures shared with Sam in travel. We laughed and we shed tears. Cote gave us quality last minutes with Sam, brought peace into our hearts prior to the lethal injection. He gave us time to accept, prepare, and grieve of the loss we knew we had no other choice to encounter. Cote an 'excellent' and cheerful role-model at sharing compassion for not only domestic animals and wildlife; but humans as well. Also, Lukachukai's primary veterinarian. Sincerely, Trish Shackelford

I know this is late, but I just heard today. I am so very sorry for Dr. Shane's wife and sons, and truly for us all. A great man has gone on to his reward, leaving a huge hole in our hearts and lives. I was honored to know him, and owe him the life of every animal I have.
Many Blessings, Kaylyn Duke

Our hearts go out to you in your loss... Mary Sparks, client.

words cannot express how sad I was to hear of your loss. I did not know shane well but my dad (john reed) respected him and his work greatly! he was a wonderful addition to the locals, his community and our very large family.
god grant you peace and comfort
wanda

Dear Robyne, Clayton, Chance, & Cayden - Dr. Cote was an extrodinary human for many reasons but when our paths crossed it was always his compassion coupled with an inate sense of how an animal felt & thus could be helped - it was this gift that he had that made him my favorite vet in a life time of having vets for my animals. He took care of my burro, Raisin, over a course of 3 years, in a manner that will never be forgotten by me.Saved her & gave her back her quality of life. He was there for the end of my animals lives over the years and at the start of the next animal to rule my world. I am grateful to have known him and my sorrow in your loss and in the worlds loss of this extrodinary man, is genuine & will be life long.

Robyne: What a shock! Doug Hixon just sent me the news yesterday evening about Shane. Please accept my deepest sympathies for you and all your family for your great loss. Send me an email when you get the time and feel up to it. Take care and if there is anything I can ever do for you, please don't hesitate to ask. Nancy Weiss

Our thoughts are with you through your terrible loss.

Robyne, Clay, Chance and Caden,
My deepest sympathy goes out to all of you. Shane was such a special person to soo many. The word I would choose to describe Shane's Character is COMPASSIONATE! When I had my first evaluation, Shane asked me what was most important about working with animals? I said, "compassion" and he said, "Yep that's it Compassion", and that's what he gave to the clients and their animals everyday. So much of who he was.
Wendy told me, when she was Shane's tech, she enjoyed going on the Farm Calls with Shane the most. He taught her so much.I know of, no other Vet who would have let her have as much hands on experience with the animals and he entrusted her with the knowledge that she got from his teaching. For this her dad and I are truly grateful.
May God bless you all and may His love and all our prayers help you through the difficult times ahead.

My thoughts and sympathy are with the Cote family during this very difficult time.
Shane and his three sons rode their horses like they were in a Hollywood movie last July west of Montezuma Vet Clinic. Our 1700 lb.
bull busted out of the MV corrals heading west.
After about an hour,Shane,with help from the boys, corraled and loaded the bull into my stock trailer. The bull tired out and the
tireless riders did not tire until the job was done.
Our community has lost a great man.

Robyne, Clayton, Chance, and Caden,
Our hearts are breaking with the loss of this wonderful man! We were originally referred to Shayne for our first puppy, a black Labrador Retriever named Jazzy. Then along came our chocolate Lab Brownie, and our male yellow Lab Gunner. He has also cared for our cat Mercy.
We have always been impressed by his gentle and kind presence and patience. He has helped us through many successes and sorrows caring for our three dogs and many litters of puppies over the years. He has always given us professional yet sincere encouragement, compassion, and advice.
We pray for comfort, peace, and strength to endure the days ahead and future. We know he will always be watching over you, and you will see him again one day because families are eternal.
Our community, his patients, employees, colleagues, and friends have also lost so much in his passing. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew him.
God bless,
Terry & Jacque,
Hayden & Kelli Cook

May God be with all of you to guide you through your sorrow, and may your faith in him give you strength today and hope for tomorrow . We knew Shane in Saratoga when he was growing up. He was a sweet and kind young man. We are so sorry for your loss and will be in our prayers for healing. With deepest sympathy.
Kim and Ken Foreman

In memory of Dr. Shane Cote: I know you must be so saddened and your hearts are broken. But I have to tell you how wonderful he was in my life! In December 2000 we adopted a puppy from the animal shelter in Rawlins. Madison had parvo and Dr. Shane spent 5 long days (and probably evenings) with her and pulled her through. Madison was 12 years old last August and I am still so grateful for Dr. Shane! As I am sure many of his clients are. I am so sad to hear of your loss.
Tonya Davison

Dear Robyn & Family and the employees of the Montezuma Vet Clinic. Kaytlyn and I share your sorrow and you all are in our prayers. Shane was not only a wonderful vet but was a very good and nice man. He will be truly missed by those of us that respected and trusted him with our animals. I will never forget when one of my bulls put him on top of a horse trailer in the back of the clinic. It was rather funny afterwards. He always had such a good spirit about him. Very knowledgeable, always willing to lend a hand when you needed help and cared about our community. It will be hard for all of you to pick the pieces up and go forward, but Shane is at peace now. God Bless all of you and he will watch over you. We love you all. Kaytlyn and Gayel

Dr. Cote (Shane) will be missed very much. My prayers are with you and your family. Sincerely, Shirley J Skidmore-McClure

Dr. Cote (Shane) will be missed very much. My prayers are with you and your family. Sincerely, Shirley J Skidmore-McClure

Dr. Cote (Shane) will be missed very much. My prayers are with you and your family. Sincerely, Shirley J Skidmore-McClure

Robyne and Boys,

We are holding you close to our hearts and keeping you in our prayers.

Love you all lots,

Chad, Lisa (Lee), and Bricelyn Pederson

Dear Robyne and boys,
We were very sorry to hear of your loss. Shane introduced us and what a blessing that was. Our hearts are filled with sorrow for the family. We wish you all the blessing that will come from such a loss. The community shall miss him greatly. He was there for animal and human alike. May his smile be seen on every face you pass from this day forward. A passage that may help is Matthew 5:2-12.

Sincerely, Jim & Kris

SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT SHANE, HE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED, TO THE COTE FAMILY. SHANE TREATED US WITH GREAT KINDNESS AND ALWAYS HAD A SMILE. HE WAS TRULY A GREAT VET. AND HAD A LOVE FOR ANIMALS. WE ALL WERE THANKFUL FOR HIS HELP WHEN HE WORKED AT PINECREST RANCH FOR US, THEY WERE LONG DAYS WITH GOOD MEMORIES. TO HIS WIFE AND SONS, MAY GOD WATCH OVER ALL OF YOU AND GIVE YOU STRENGTH DURING THIS HARD TIME.

Shane was our first introduction to Montezuma Veterinary Clinic. We brought our rescue puppy in for an exam and he fell in love with Shane and wanted to stay with him. We appreciate Shane so much for his kindness to us and to our dogs (who have needed him) and for his spirit. Thank you, Shane, from Amanda and Jeff

I will miss Shane as my Veterinarian and so will my dog Bahama. My prayers go out to the family. Also prayers to the staff at Montezuma Vet

To the entire Family of Shane:
Shane will be sincerely missed by everyone !
Ross, Lu, and Moki

My heart goes out to you. Although I don't know you very much I have witnessed a wonderful part of you and Shane through Clay. Based on my time with him I know you both to be very loving parents. To hear the love and respect Clay expresses about both of his parents is the best testimony there is about your guidance of him. I know your loss is tremendous and the uncertainty of the future is unimaginable but parents that can guide a child such as you have done have something special to build upon. My prayers are with you and your family.

My heart breaks over the loss of Shane and for the family he's left behind. I remember the first time he made a farm call to my place seven or so years ago he told me about his three little boys. It was pretty obvious that he loved being a Dad. It was always so comforting to have Shane come here to care for my animals. I'll always remember his happy smile, sense of humor, skill, and depth of widsom and knowledge. There is a hole in our community now. My thoughts are with the friends and family of this wonderful man who was so dedicated to his work and so helpful to so many.

My dearest Robynne, Clay, Chance,and Caden. I am so sorry for your loss. Shane was a wonderful man which we had the pleasure of knowing. The love in his eyes for all of you will not soon be forgotten. Bryce looked up to him and admired him as a father. His humor, wit and compassion was just a few of his wonderful qualities that will be missed. With God's love we will help and support you. God Bless! Wilda, Bryce, & Tori

Robyn and boys, always know that we are here for you. What a great man Shane was.He will be missed deeply but remember to have faith in the lord and you all will be togather again. We love you all so very much.

Robyn and family: I am so saddened by the loss of Shane. I too have suffered a similar loss in my past. We felt so connected to Shane when we moved here 10 yrs. ago and were searching for a vet. We made an immediate connection as we too were from Wyoming. Shane and the Clinic went above and beyond in caring for our animals. He took over the chemo treatments on my beloved Buddy a number of years back. Dr. Cote will be greatly missed and will leave a hole in our vet community.

For the family of Shane,
Never have we met or worked with such a passionate man when working with either animals or their owners. Compassion was Shane's middle name. God bless you and help you through these trying times.

Robyne,
Our love and prayers go out to you and your family. We will miss Shane greatly. He was a cherished supporter of the Ag Expo and a caring and compassionate man to my kids when we had to put our dog down. Please let us know if you ever need anything.

Robyne, Am so sorry for your loss. I didn't know Shane but I have known your dad and grandma all my life. They are very special people and I know that you, as Roger and Fran's daughter, have to be extra special,also. I will lift you and your sons up in prayer.

You have my deepest sympathy for your loss, Robyne. Remember that all of us in the family and all your friends stand ready to help in any way possible for you and your sons to get through this most difficult time. Johnnie Belle McGraw

Shane and I had wonderful times together when in Bible Study. Sometimes, we would just talk about our boys and the wonderful and comical things they did. I loved him very much. (Cord)

we will always remember Shane with fondness and respect-our love and prayers to all his loved ones-the world needs more Christian young men like Shane, he will be greatly missed-I pray he is at peace and one day, he will be reunited with all those who loved him-Shannon and Tommy Eubanks

Robyne and Boy's Our love and prayers are with you.

Robyne & Boys
Please take some comfort in knowing that so many of us are here for you and have our arms and hearts around you.
What a great loss for all of us.
Rest in Peace Shane you will be missed by many two and four legged friends.
Frank & Cindy Green

There are no words to properly express our sorrow & sadness for the loss of a wonderfully funny, smart & decent man who will be sorely missed in so many ways. Our thoughts & prayers...

Oh, that dear, dear man. His broad shoulders
carried more than his share and always with care,
sensitivity and dedication.....love and thanks Shane from Betty

Dear Robyn and family,,,so very sorry for your loss,,my words can not express my feelings,,,what a wonderful man,,i thought the world of him..he never failed to talk to me and help me out both with my animals and my life,,,he will trully be missed...I wish I could take your pain away,,may god be with u through your time of healing..Love Dawn

I am so shocked. Be strong Robyne. We're thinking of you and the boys...I'll always have "The Shane Burger" on the menu. I am so sorry.

May God be with you at this time of sorrow, and for ever always, Deepest Sympathy,

Robyne and Boys,
We were deeply saddened by the news of Shane's passing. He was a dedicated and compassionate professional that treated our pets with the utmost tender care. At our 4H vaccination clinic he saw that many of our county's pets were taken care of quickly but yet with the same professional care as with an office visit. His sense of humor was uplifting and kept all around him upbeat. May God give you all the strength to make it through these most difficult days. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

To the Cote family, May you be comforted at this difficult time.The Lord is with you always.

I was so saddened to hear of the passing of Shane. There really are no words to express my sorrow. He was a wonderful man, great father and a loving husband to Robyne. He talked about his family all the time. They all were the love's of his life. You all are in my thoughts and prayers. Rest in Peace Dr. Cote.

We were so saddened to hear about Shane. Our thoughts are with you Robyne and your precious sons. There are no words to express our sorrow. A verse that has sustained my family and has carried us on in times of despair is Phillipians 4:13. "I can do all thinks through Christ who gives me strength". God will keep you and get you through. All our love and prayers.

Oh Shane: I will never forget you, and your compassion for our animals and me.
margriet

You will truly be missed. May your journay to the other side be swift, so you can meet with family and friends with open arms.

Our sadness for the loss of Shane is unmeasurable. He was the laughter and light of our vet school memories. He will always be remembered as a wonderful,loving, caring person, and a true friend who will be missed by everyone whose life he touched. Go in peace my friend. love you always, Amanda

What a great loss; what a wonderful man. He was not only my vet who took great care of my dogs and cat but a friend. He will have been received in heaven by many two and four legged friends.

So sorry to hear about Shane. Deepest sypmathy to Robynne and the boys. You and Shane are in our prayers.

The family and friends of Shane are in our thoughts and prayers. We can only imagine the heartbreak and grief you are experiencing, and it our prayer that the Lord envelopes your family in His grace and love, and that you will know to the greatest extent possible His amazing peace and healing. God bless you in this difficult time, and know that others care for you!

Shane's loving heart and bright mind touched us each time he worked with us & our rescue dog...who absolutely knows a good man when she meets one. Our hearts are grieving along with you all.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Shane Cote family. Our memory of Shane was when our son took his 1200 lb. 4-H steer to the clinic, suffering from "frothy" bloat. The steer had to be slaughtered that day but the care and compassion Shane showed that animal and that 12 year old boy spoke volumes of his character. A true professional and genuine good person. May God's healing hand be with you in the days to come.
Bunny, Kevin and Breen McComb

Hearing of your loss, my heart aches. Shane saw us through many animal health trials. He was compassionate, talented and caring. Prayers to your family. God bless!

Robyne, you Shane and your boys are some of the best memories I have of Rawlins Wyoming. Shane,you, me and Baxter Black....You all have never left my thoughts and will always be in my prayers

Words can not express the sadness that we feel for the family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.

Robyne, You and your boys are in our thoughts and prayers at this very sad and difficult time for all of you. We pray that God will give you the strength you need for yourself and your boys. Sending peace and love your way.

Robyne and boys, Cheri and I were both devastated to hear of Shane's passing we considered him a friend, advocate and expert in many areas.
His cell number was on my speed dial list and he never failed to respond when his services were requested.

You are all in our prayers and please let us know if we can help in any way.

We are so sorry for your loss. Our family enjoyed getting to know your family during the pee wee wrestling days. You are all in our thoughts.

What an amazing person Shane was. He will be missed by so many and our community has suffered a great loss. Robyne, please stay strong for your boys and for yourself.

Words cannot express our sadness, but will always cherish our memories.

Terry and I enjoyed getting to know Shane and Robyne over the years as their sons and our sons participated in sports together. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Cote family.

My deepest sympathy to Robyne and her sons and to all of Shane's family. You are all in my heart and in my prayers. May God bless you at this difficult time.

Our hearts break for your loss. When I think of Shane, the word compasionate definitely comes to mind. Whether it be helping to decide to put down a beloved horse or stitching up our dog at your house, he was always compasionate and caring. Our prayers and thoughts are with you.

Shane was a person who was liked by all who knew him. He will be greatly missed in the community. Let God be your comfort at this difficult time.

To the family: I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.