Hannah Grace Goetz

Hannah Grace Goetz, 21, surrounded by her loving family and closest friends, went to be with the Lord on July 16, 2023. Hannah was born with Cystic Fibrosis and most of her life she struggled to breathe. After falling ill with the flu the summer of 2019, her lungs became so diseased that her only chance to live was to receive a double-lung transplant. On July 26, 2019, Hannah was matched with compatible lungs and started her arduous journey to recovery. After months of rehab and physical therapy, she was released from hospital care in October that same year. Her new lungs gifted her with 4 additional years of life allowing her to travel and make wonderful memories with family & friends. This year her body began rejecting those lungs and after a long, courageous fight, she decided her body was too tired to pursue a second double-lung transplant.

Hannah lived life to the fullest and left a huge impact on the world around her and the people that knew and loved her. She was a fighter, brave, independent, a self-thinker, brutally honest, carefree, wild, and beautiful. She loved her family & friends, the beach, animals (especially her St. Berdoodle, "Miracle" and rescued cat, "Big Mac"), music, dancing, singing, performing, makeup, fashion, candy, stuffed animals, her baby blanket, playing soccer, traveling, watching murder documentaries & eating steak & potatoes. Although she had CF, she did not let it define her or limit her dreams. We will all miss her beautiful smile and her authentic, free-loving spirit.

Hannah is survived by her best-friend and mom, Holly Patterson Goetz, her dad, Timothy Goetz, her brother, Peyton Goetz, her grandparents, Harry & Darlene Patterson and Ray & Betty Goetz, her uncle, aunt and cousin, Harry, Martha & Zoe Patterson, her aunt, Cindy Goetz, her uncle & aunt, Jim & Marilyn Goetz, her Godmother & CaringBridge author, Mindy Poland, and many other extended family, cousins, friends, & the "Sir Walter Posse" (SWP).

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, at 6pm at the Hub 757 located at 6801 Bridgeway Drive Suite C, Suffolk, VA 23435 (arrive by 5:30pm). We are encouraging guests to wear Hannah's favorite colors, pink & purple, to celebrate her life. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to GoFundMe (Hope for Hannah Goetz) to help offset the family's medical and funeral expenses. Donations can also be made to the following non-profits which are near and dear to the family's heart: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, UNOS (Organ Donation), & the Ronald McDonald House.

We appreciate the support, prayers and love shown to Hannah and her family over the past four years! It brings us comfort to know she impacted so many people and through her courageous battle, she brought much attention to a disease that desperately needs a cure. We pray that her legacy will continue to bring awareness, change and courage to others, especially those fighting this dreaded disease. #justbreathe #forever21