Who is Payton Lochotzki? 15 year-old Elkhart HS Baseball Player Passed Away
Elkhart High School baseball player Payton Lochotzki, 15, sadly passed away.
How Did Payton Lochotzki Die?
Payton Lochotzki, a 15-year-old teen committed suicide and passed away. His mother, Jennifer Lochotzki announced this sad news. She shared a heartbreaking statement on social media following the death of Payton.
The statement reads, “This is a post no parent should ever have to make. As most of you may know by now, our sweet 15-year-old boy took his life yesterday. We are in complete shock. At times, it doesn’t even seem real. Like a bad dream that we are going to wake up from and get to hold our baby again.
Payton Lochotzki was an amazing son, brother, grandchild, and friend. He was so excited to be a part of the Elkhart lions high school baseball team this season.
Payton, we love you fiercely forever and always. You will forever be carried in our hearts as the good, handsome, caring boy that we all knew and you will never be forgotten. You are so very loved and I cannot even fathom how we are going to carry on without our baby. I love you, baby boy!”
She also requested everyone to share memories of Payton with her. She wrote,
“Please feel free to share this on other social media platforms as Facebook is the only platform we have. We would love for everyone to share any pictures/videos/or fond memories you have of our sweet boy.
We will keep everyone informed on Payton’s funeral services which we are trying to hold off until after spring break so all his friends may attend. Thank you for all the support, reaching out, etc. You have no idea how much it means to us. If we do not respond, it isn’t because we don’t want to, we are just dealing with a lot at the moment and are grieving for our boy.”
Who was Payton Lochotzki?
Payton was a wonderful son and big brother who was full of life. He was a kind boy who touched the lives of everyone he knew him. Payton was an excellent baseball player and musician.
He participated in baseball for the Freshman and Junior Varsity teams, and his high school selected him to perform lead trumpet in the Advanced Jazz Band.
He was our sporty, outgoing, trumpet-loving kid. He loved spending time with his friends goofing off, hanging out with his siblings and cousins, loved going bowling, eating popcorn with M&M’s while having family movie nights and so much more.
Payton had a love for baseball and jazz band like no other. He wanted to either be a professional baseball player, play trumpet professionally or become an engineer, according to his mother.
Payton Lochotzki Cause of Death
Payton Lochotzki, a 15-year-old boy committed suicide on Monday, the 3rd of April 2023. He leaves behind his parents, Jennifer Lochotzki & Miles Lochotzki, and three siblings.