MADISON — Services for Zachary “Zach” Addison Irwin, 22, who died unexpectedly in his sleep Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at his residence in Kingwood, Texas, will be noon today at Pinelake Church, 223 Old Jackson Road in Madison.
Burial will follow at Parkway Memorial Cemetery in Madison under the direction of Culpepper Funeral Home in Kosciusko.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. until service time today at the church.
Zachary was attending Lonestar College in Kingwood at the time of his death.
He was an outgoing young man and a lover of life. He was a dear friend to many people, old and young alike. He enjoyed his time with his friends. Zachary was known to have a great sense of humor and loved to laugh and joke around.
He was also known to be a great friend. He was the type of friend who would go to battle with you if needed. He would give you the shirt off of his back. He was a friend in good times and bad and would always cheer you up or bring a smile to your face with his smile and sense of humor.
Zach was a good athlete, but excelled in baseball. He was an excellent pitcher and first baseman and swung a big stick at the plate. He earned a number of honors in baseball including All State and a number of All American and/or Honorable Mention All American honors from ESPN, Rawlings, Louisville Slugger and Perfect Game. Baseball was his love. After high school, he played at East Mississippi Community College and Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas. He left baseball behind after having a significant shoulder injury.
Zach also enjoyed the outdoors, He loved camping, hiking, biking and fishing. Zachary was also a movie buff and spent much of his time watching movies with his friends. He had a larger than life personality in every sense of the word. He did everything with intensity, including his relationships. Zachary will be missed by his family and friends with this same intensity. Our love for him will be unending and equaled only by the sadness of his death.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparent, Dr. Roderick Addison Irwin.
Survivors include his father, Michael Addison Irwin and wife, Nicole; his mother, Lisa Falvey Vanderberry and husband, Woody; five siblings, Hannah Irwin, Olivia Tanner, Lisa Vanderberry, Lee Tanner and Logan Vanderberry; paternal grandparent, Mary Ann Arnold; and maternal grandparents, Doug and Nancy Falvey and maternal grandmother, Patricia Frazier.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to The Salvation Army, as Zach had a soft spot for helping people in need.
Online condolences may be sent to culpepperfuneralhome.com.