Obituary of Garrett Patrick Gearhart

Garrett Patrick Gearhart, 17, of Stroudsburg, passed tragically on Saturday, November 30,2024, in the Lehigh Valley Pocono Hospital after suffering injuries sustained from a gunshot wound. Born on May 20,2007, in Bethlehem at the St. Luke's Hospital. He was the second oldest son of Karen Hunsicker and the late Paul Edward Gearhart. Garrett grew up in the Stroudsburg area and attended Lincoln Leadership Academy, Hamilton Elementary School, Stroudsburg Middle School, and the Stroudsburg Junior and Senior High School. During his years in school, Garrett participated in wrestling. He enjoyed riding on his dirt bike and ATV with his brother Mason. He also loved mountain biking, skateboarding, snowboarding and playing basketball with his friends and his brothers Nicholas and Satchel. Garrett was talented at building with his hand and was the big brother to his siblings and enjoyed teasing his sisters Bella and Evelyn. He was also watching out for others and not letting someone get taken advantage of. Garrett was always protective of his friends and family. He was a half a year away from getting his welding certificate. In his free time he loved listening to rap music, and watching anime. During summers he would help out on his late step father Nicholas's family winery. He was a pure soul that loved helping others and he will be dearly missed by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his father Paul Gearhart; step father Nicholas Sorrenti; grandfathers Elwood Hunsicker and Edward Gearhart. Surviving are his mother Karen Sorrenti, Stroudsburg; brother Mason, Stroudsburg; sisters Isabella and Evelyn, Stroudsburg; step brothers Nicholas and Satchel, Stroudsburg; grandmothers Felicity Gearhart, Dalmatia; and Jean Hunsicker, Polk Township; along with several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Family and friends are invited to attend a visitation to be held on Saturday, December 7, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church, 915 North Fifth Street, Stroudsburg, PA. A funeral service will follow at 1:00 p.m. led by Co-Lead Pastors Lynda Keefer and Dana Antal. Interment will be held privately at the convenience of the family.