Obituary for Sabrina Booth Hitchcock
Greenwich
Sabrina Booth Hitchcock, born August 10, 1978, to Robert D. Hitchcock and Susanne Hitchcock in Derby, CT, left this life on August 5, 2023, after a long and courageous fight with cancer.
Sabrina was a wonderful daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She inherited her dry sense of humor and wit from her parents and shared it with her brothers. In particular, Sabrina and her brother, Dan, could be counted on at any event together to lead the room in laughter. She loved watching her nieces and nephews play sports, work with their animals and find their place in the world. She was always available to attend games or events and lend an ear, and, as they aged, a soft place to land away from home. She seamlessly bridged the gap between aunt and friend and counted her eldest niece, Tess, as among her closest friends.
Sabrina was a loyal and loving friend and worked hard to foster relationships across decades and geography. She understood the importance of showing up and never missed (but was often late) a celebration for a friend. Weddings, showers, birthdays, and celebrations of all types, you could always depend on hearing her laugh across the room or watching her tear up the dance floor. She experienced
loss in her short life, and therefore, knew the importance of showing up in the quiet moments as well. She never missed an opportunity to help out a friend, and she will be remembered by her loved ones in all
the rooms she helped paint and treasures she helped find. Inherited from her mother, Sabrina had a wonderful eye for decorating, and her home was a reflection of her, beautiful and understated.
Her entire life, Sabrina was a talented athlete. She found joy on the court and field and excelled at softball, basketball, and volleyball in high school, then continued softball and volleyball in college. She played in many softball rec leagues locally and was a valuable and coveted team player.
Many aspects of her life were defined by her love of animals. She received degrees from SUNY Cobleskill, Ferrum College in Virginia, and SUNY Canton and worked as a large animal vet technician for her dear friend and mentor, Dr Kurt Lutgens of Battenkill Equine, for over twenty years. She was well respected by clients and her colleagues for her calmness under pressure and her work ethic.
Sabrina best loved being with her friends, family, and animals. Spending time with Eric Simon at Cossayuna, her favorite Sunday Fundays, Supper Club with the Argyle crew, being Super Aunt, girls’ nights, and playing softball were her happiest things. She would want everyone to remember her with her
friends and family, laughing that laugh. Her time on this earth was short, but her impact on friends and family will be eternal. She packed a lot of laughter, fun, and caring into her time, and she faced the end of her life with dignity and the knowledge of a life well spent, without regrets.
If it is said that a person can be judged by who shows up in their time of need, then Sabrina was one of the richest among us. While cancer took her from us, it brought out the best in all those who loved her and the friends and family who spent endless hours loving and caring for her. Her fiercely independent spirit hated to need assistance, but she knew and appreciated all those who spent time laughing, crying
and loving on her. In particular, her soul sister Ryann Sellar and devoted boyfriend Eric Simon, who moved Heaven and Earth to provide her dignity, compassion and humor in her fight.
Sabrina was predeceased by her father, Robert D. Hitchcock and her grandparents. Left to cherish her memory is her mother, Susanne Hitchcock; boyfriend Eric Simon and his daughter Tayler; her brothers and their families, Robert D. Hitchcock II and his wife Michelle of Van Hornesville, and their children
Tess (of Rapid City, SD), Caleb, and Jonah; Daniel Hitchcock and wife Kathryn and their children Jacob and Ainslie, her dogs, Roz and Daisy, horse Koda, and a roster of cherished friends and loved ones.
Though a tall ask, she would not want us to cry long. She would want us to pick ourselves up and get back on the dance floor. In her memory, stop to pet a dog or horse, call a loved one, or pick up a cold six pack and sit by the lake with friends enjoying all that life has to offer.
Memorial donation may be made in Sabrina’s name to the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, PO Box 631, Buffalo, NY 14240 or the C.R. Wood Cancer Center, Pruyn Pavillion at Glens Falls Hospital, 100 Park Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801.
Arrangements are in care of the M.B. Kilmer Funeral Home, 123 Main Street, Argyle. For online condolences and to view Sabrina’s Book of Memories, please visit our website at www.kilmerfuneralhome.com.
Sabrina Booth Hitchcock, born August 10, 1978, to Robert D. Hitchcock and Susanne Hitchcock in Derby, CT, left this life on August 5, 2023, after a long and courageous fight with cancer.
Sabrina was a wonderful daughter, sister, aunt, and friend. She inherited her dry sense of humor and wit from her parents and shared it with her brothers. In particular, Sabrina and her brother, Dan, could be counted on at any event together to lead the room in laughter. She loved watching her nieces and nephews play sports, work with their animals and find their place in the world. She was always available to attend games or events and lend an ear, and, as they aged, a soft place to land away from home. She seamlessly bridged the gap between aunt and friend and counted her eldest niece, Tess, as among her closest friends.
Sabrina was a loyal and loving friend and worked hard to foster relationships across decades and geography. She understood the importance of showing up and never missed (but was often late) a celebration for a friend. Weddings, showers, birthdays, and celebrations of all types, you could always depend on hearing her laugh across the room or watching her tear up the dance floor. She experienced
loss in her short life, and therefore, knew the importance of showing up in the quiet moments as well. She never missed an opportunity to help out a friend, and she will be remembered by her loved ones in all
the rooms she helped paint and treasures she helped find. Inherited from her mother, Sabrina had a wonderful eye for decorating, and her home was a reflection of her, beautiful and understated.
Her entire life, Sabrina was a talented athlete. She found joy on the court and field and excelled at softball, basketball, and volleyball in high school, then continued softball and volleyball in college. She played in many softball rec leagues locally and was a valuable and coveted team player.
Many aspects of her life were defined by her love of animals. She received degrees from SUNY Cobleskill, Ferrum College in Virginia, and SUNY Canton and worked as a large animal vet technician for her dear friend and mentor, Dr Kurt Lutgens of Battenkill Equine, for over twenty years. She was well respected by clients and her colleagues for her calmness under pressure and her work ethic.
Sabrina best loved being with her friends, family, and animals. Spending time with Eric Simon at Cossayuna, her favorite Sunday Fundays, Supper Club with the Argyle crew, being Super Aunt, girls’ nights, and playing softball were her happiest things. She would want everyone to remember her with her
friends and family, laughing that laugh. Her time on this earth was short, but her impact on friends and family will be eternal. She packed a lot of laughter, fun, and caring into her time, and she faced the end of her life with dignity and the knowledge of a life well spent, without regrets.
If it is said that a person can be judged by who shows up in their time of need, then Sabrina was one of the richest among us. While cancer took her from us, it brought out the best in all those who loved her and the friends and family who spent endless hours loving and caring for her. Her fiercely independent spirit hated to need assistance, but she knew and appreciated all those who spent time laughing, crying
and loving on her. In particular, her soul sister Ryann Sellar and devoted boyfriend Eric Simon, who moved Heaven and Earth to provide her dignity, compassion and humor in her fight.
Sabrina was predeceased by her father, Robert D. Hitchcock and her grandparents. Left to cherish her memory is her mother, Susanne Hitchcock; boyfriend Eric Simon and his daughter Tayler; her brothers and their families, Robert D. Hitchcock II and his wife Michelle of Van Hornesville, and their children
Tess (of Rapid City, SD), Caleb, and Jonah; Daniel Hitchcock and wife Kathryn and their children Jacob and Ainslie, her dogs, Roz and Daisy, horse Koda, and a roster of cherished friends and loved ones.
Though a tall ask, she would not want us to cry long. She would want us to pick ourselves up and get back on the dance floor. In her memory, stop to pet a dog or horse, call a loved one, or pick up a cold six pack and sit by the lake with friends enjoying all that life has to offer.
Memorial donation may be made in Sabrina’s name to the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, PO Box 631, Buffalo, NY 14240 or the C.R. Wood Cancer Center, Pruyn Pavillion at Glens Falls Hospital, 100 Park Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801.
Arrangements are in care of the M.B. Kilmer Funeral Home, 123 Main Street, Argyle. For online condolences and to view Sabrina’s Book of Memories, please visit our website at www.kilmerfuneralhome.com.