Alex Spencer Buddenbohn

Alex Spencer Buddenbohn, age 34, of Hockessin, DE passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025. Alex lived in Hockessin his entire life attending local schools including Sanford School, HB duPont Middle School, and Charter School of Wilmington. He graduated in 2009. In youth, Alex was a member of the Hockessin Soccer Club, and he also played soccer in high school. He was known for his boldness and speed. As a member of the Boy Scouts of America he earned his Arrow of Light with Pack 959 at Grace Lutheran Church and advanced to First Class Scout with Troop 803 at St Mary's Catholic Church.

Information technology (IT) networking, security, programming, and cloud computing fascinated Alex. He earned a degree of Associate in Applied Science, Information Technology & Networking, Summa Cum Laude Phi Theta Kappa and was awarded Outstanding Graduate Award in IT from Delaware Technical Community College in 2022. Alex continued his education and earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology – Cloud Computing and was inducted into The National Society of Leadership and Success from Western Governors University in 2025. In both settings, he excelled academically. He recently worked in the IT field.

Alex was a talented artist and often drew pictures for family members. He designed the logo for one of his soccer teams.

Recently he used a 3 D printer to make figures for a chess set. Alex played the piano, guitar, trumpet, and euphonium. Alex was always a loving caretaker of his pets since he was young. His cats, Todd and Misty, will miss him dearly.

Survivors include his parents, Ken and Jane Buddenbohn of Hockessin, DE, his brother Adam Buddenbohn (Ashleigh) and nephews / niece, Alaric, Amalyn, and Axel Buddenbohn of Chattanooga, TN, and his grandmother Virginia Clendaniel of Lincoln, DE. We will miss this gentle, kind, and sensitive young man.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Brandywine Valley SPCA at Churchman's Rd in New Castle, DE:

Brandywine Valley SPCA | DE – Copeland Center for Animal Welfare

Funeral Services

Friends may call on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 10 AM at Chandler Funeral Home and Crematory, 7230 Lancaster Pike, Hockessin, DE 19707. Celebration of Life Service to follow directly at 11 AM. Private interment at a later date.