Hobie Kopczynski, a lifelong Seaford resident, died suddenly Sunday, March 30, 2014, at the age of 18.
He attended St. Luke’s Pre-School, Seaford Elementary, Yorktown Middle School and was a graduate of the York High School class of 2013. He was a member of the National Honor Society, Tabbmanian and Poquoson Youth Wrestling Leagues. He also played center for the York-Seaford Bulldogs, Yorktown Middle School and York High School football teams.
As a senior he led the Falcons to the playoffs with the quarterback and his friend of 14 years, Austin Norman, to whom he snapped the ball over 45,000 times. He proudly served on the York County Youth Commission for three terms and volunteered with the York County Safety Town project every summer since he began middle school.
He was honored to receive a mentorship to work with Dr. Paul Evans during his senior year of high school, striving toward his life’s goal of becoming a cardiothoracic surgeon. He was a freshman at VCU working towards a premed degree. He loved to wash and detail cars, attend vacations with his family, eat at fine restaurants, jet ski and just be with his family.
He had a beautiful and infectious smile, kind heart and respect for others that earned him praise from many throughout his short life. He was a good boy and a wonderful man and attended Zion United Methodist Church, Seaford.
He was a preceded in death by his grandfathers, Vincent “Ski” Kopczynski and Harry “Tabb” Smith.
He is survived by his loving and devoted parents, Kathy and Barry Kopczynski; loving little sister, Landyn Kopczynski; grandmothers, Betty Lou Kopczynski and Judy Smith; aunts and uncles, Steve and Julie Kopczynski, Robbie and Sherri Kopczynski, Cammie and Jimmy Butler and Barry Wade and Renee Smith; cousins, Hunter Kopczynski, Haley Stevenson (Jimmy), Wade, Cole and Gracie Smith, Marshall Butler who was more like his little brother and Kristen Kopczynski; great-aunt and great-uncles, Lindy “Bubba Lin” Wade, Preston Smith (Meyong) and Julie Feeser (Frank); and many cousins and friends.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 3, 2014, at Crooks Memorial United Methodist Church. A celebration life will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 4, 2014, at Crooks Memorial United Methodist Church, Yorktown with the Rev. Lisa Barbery and the Rev. Kathy Gochenour officiating. Burial will follow at Peninsula Memorial Park.
The family asks, if you are able, wear blue and white if you are a York friend and black and yellow if you are a VCU friend to show unity of the communities touched by Mr. Kopczynski.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court Glen Allen, VA, 23060.
Please leave online condolences for the family in the comment section below. Arrangements by Amory Funeral Home.
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