William L. and Stephanie L. Hitchcock, Faithful Servants of Christ
William “Bill” Lee Hitchcock, age 51, and Stephanie Lynn Hitchcock, age 52, were both painlessly taken home to the Lord on July 20, 2024 in a heartbreaking car accident in Windham, NY.
Bill was born to Dennis and Deborah “Debbie” Hitchcock on September 5, 1972 in Catskill, NY. He was raised in Maplecrest, NY. Stephanie was born to Carol Lee and Richard Herbert Trauth in Hartford, CT and raised in and around Avon and Farmington, CT. Carol later divorced and remarried Stephanie’s father Jerome “Jerry” Gedney McCormick.
Bill’s mother Debbie passed away in the tragedy that took him and Stephanie, but his father Dennis and his two sisters Kelly Fallon and Kristin Corbett also survive him. Stephanie survived her parents Carol and Jerry and predeceased all her siblings: Nancy Roberts, Kenneth McCormick, Robert McCormick, Scott Trauth, Andrea Bell. Their only child William Andrew “Drew” Hitchcock survives them.
Bill and Stephanie met while pursuing degrees at Rochester Institute of Technology and married on July 23, 1994. Subsequently, they moved to Atlanta, GA. There, Bill became one of the first graphic designers at Chick-Fil-A, developing personal relationships with Dan and Truett Cathy, and Stephanie worked as a freelance designer. After a few years, they opened a booming graphic design group together in Atlanta.
In 2000, the couple returned to Bill’s roots in the Catskill mountains. Bill worked with his father to run a small family construction business called Hitchcock Builders, which he later took over when Dennis retired. Stephanie cared for and later homeschooled Drew.
Bill and Stephanie both enjoyed involvement in church, reading books, walking family land, and fellowship with others; they were always ready to share a laugh. Bill, an avid New York Yankees, Buffalo Bills, and New York Rangers fan, also collected and painted miniatures for tabletop war games including Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Horus Heresy. Stephanie was a prolific cook and baker, a gracious hostess, an excellent gardener, and a tasteful interior designer.
Above all, Bill and Stephanie were good and faithful servants of their Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. They increasingly became like Jesus as the years passed. Because of this, they lead exemplary lives of selfless compassion, great generosity, and heartfelt reconciliation. They were respected and beloved by their friends and community, touching countless people on the mountaintop and beyond.
Updates on the recovery of Bill’s father Dennis, who was severely injured in the crash that claimed Bill, Stephanie, and Debbie, are available at www.thelordsustainsus.com.
A joint memorial service will be held in memory of Bill and Stephanie at Hope Restoration Church in Windham, NY on August 10th at 10:00 AM with luncheon to follow at Hayfield in Maplecrest, NY, 221 Big Hollow Rd.
The family requests that you consider a charitable donation in lieu of flowers to Bill and Steph's home church, Mitchell Hollow Missions Church or to the organization World Gospel Mission.
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