Remembering Amelia Hobart

Amelia, a bright 19-year-old with a passion for nursing, brought happiness to all.

Her life was tragically cut short in a fiery crash involving TWO drunk drivers.

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Our daughter was just 19 years old when taken from us.

A proud graduate of Poolesville High School, an honors student, and a sophomore at Towson University, she was studying to become a nurse — a career dedicated to helping others.

On November 29, 2024, Amelia was a rear-seat passenger in a car driven by someone under the influence. Their vehicle was struck by another impaired driver. Two reckless choices made by others ended Amelia’s life — a beautiful life, stolen forever.

As parents, friends, and a community, we carry this unimaginable loss with us every day. But Amelia’s story cannot end here. Her life, her compassion, and her dreams demand action.

We beg you:

Think before you drive impaired.
Think before you let someone else.
Don’t risk your life. Don’t risk someone else’s.

You have the power to redefine your generation. Choose responsibility. Choose leadership. Choose life.

Please, let Amelia’s story be the reason you stop, think, and make safe choices — so that you and those you love can celebrate milestones with joy, not be remembered at a memorial.

Carry Amelia’s Story

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Death Is Weird

There are moments when the house still remembers how to be loud—laughter at the sink, a show murmuring in the background, sisters braiding joy into ordinary chores. I turn toward the doorway and, for a breath, expect to see Amelia there. Grief has made time strange: some days are endless, some vanish; love, somehow, keeps stretching to meet them both. I am a mother learning to live with an empty space that is anything but empty. I set the table differently. I hold the quiet w

Carrying What’s Left When You’re Gone

Watching Zosia navigate this anniversary shattered me. I stood there, helpless, knowing there was nothing I could do to take away her pain. I can’t fix this for her. I don’t have a map for this terrain. How do you guide your 15-year-old—your 14-year-old, your 17-year-old—through a journey no child should have to take? Zosia is my tender soul, my shadow. She feels my sorrow as if it were her own and tries to carry it, just as I ache to carry hers. I suspect she holds back, gua

One Year Without Amelia

Today marks one year since Amelia was taken from us by drunk drivers. But they didn’t just take her—they stole laughter, plans, and countless moments that should have been ours. Every joy now carries a shadow of grief, and losing her has changed me in ways I’m still discovering every single day. I’m keeping this brief because words feel small compared to the weight of this loss. One year sounds like a milestone, but the truth is, every day is an anniversary. Every day, we liv

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Redefine Your Generation

Too often, drinking and impaired driving are treated as a “normal” part of teenage and young adult life. But there is nothing normal about risking lives — nothing normal about families shattered by preventable choices.

This generation has the power to break the cycle. To say no to underage drinking. To refuse to get behind the wheel impaired — or let a friend do the same. To create a culture where courage means protecting each other, not endangering each other.

Redefining your generation starts with one decision: to choose responsibility, to choose leadership, and to choose life.

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