Nathan Soukup
Nathan Alexander Soukup, 17, passed away suddenly on Sunday, April 14. He was the loving son of Mark Alexander and Kimberly Ann (Snelson) Soukup. He was born in Cambridge on September 19, 2001. His family moved to Lincoln where he attended Lincoln Nursery School, Lincoln Public Schools, the Fenn School in Concord, and Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, where he was a junior.
A lifelong resident of Lincoln, Nathan was into many local sports and outdoor activities. He was the troop leader of Lincoln Boy Scout Troop 127 and was in the process of completing the Eagle Scout rank. Nathan was an honor roll student and a junior member of the Lincoln Historical Society.
Nathan was passionate about history, especially as it related to his lifelong hometown. He had encyclopedic knowledge of the roads, woods, and antique homes of Lincoln, and used this information to create beautifully illustrated maps of how the town appeared in past centuries. He located former privies on historical homesites and dug for bottles, earthenware, and tools used by the town’s earliest settlers. He catalogued and researched the history of every treasure he found and took immense pride in his archaeological finds.
In addition to his passion for history, Nathan was a driven honor roll student and formidable chess player. As a competitive athlete, he was a member of the varsity crew team, the varsity wrestling team, and the varsity cross-country team. He was also an adventurer, impressing all on a family trip to Wyoming — the only one to complete the top tier of the zip line challenge, confidently scaling the mountain face and bounding down trails on mountain bike.
Nathan’s summers were spent at his beloved Camp Mowglis on Newfound Lake in NH, where he began as camper, graduated with the rarely awarded Wolf’s Paw Badge, and continued as a junior staffer. Memories of the passionate, intelligent, adventurous, and sensitive young man Nathan was will carry on with all who love him.
In addition to his parents Kimberly and Mark, Nathan is survived by his brothers Nicholas, Connor, Colin, and Johnnie Soukup. He is survived on his mother’s side by his grandmother, Joan Snelson of Bedford; his uncle Brian Snelson, aunt Ann-Marie and cousins Gina, Carley, and Thomas of Chelmsford; uncle Craig Snelson, aunt Lynda, and cousins Malakai, Xander, and Liliana of Rochester, N.H.; and aunt Kerri L’Italien, uncle Ken, and cousins Kenny and Kyle of Dunstable.
He is survived on his father’s side by his grandfather, Michael Soukup, grandmother Linda and cousins Evan and Jessica of Blue Hill, Maine; grandmother Jane Soukup and grandfather Peter Smith of Dover, Mass.; and aunt Rebecca Eiler, uncle David, and cousins James and Lauren of Hanover, N.H. Nathan is also survived by dear friends and members of the Lincoln community too numerous to mention.
Funeral services will be Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. in the Trinitarian-Congregational Church, 54 Walden St, Concord. Interment to follow in Lincoln Cemetery. Visiting hours on Friday, April 19 from 4–7 p.m. in the Concord Funeral Home, 74 Belknap St., Concord.
Donations in Nathan’s memory may be made to the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
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What a remarkable young man. I regret not knowing him. His study of Lincoln archaeology sounds fascinating. My condolences to his family and friends.
Nathan was such a fine young man – so tremendously alive, with so many obvious skills and gifts – especially the precious quality of a genuinely beautiful, and generous heart. What a tragic loss.
Much Healing and Love to the Soukop Family.
What a very special human being – and what a tragedy, not only for his family and friends, but for the world that he was lost so soon.