Grieving family of Elizabeth North father Max Schoepf, killed in Waterloo Corner crash, set up funeral fundraiser
A young father killed in a crash in Adelaide’s north had a love for his grieving partner that “defeated all odds”, his family says.
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The distraught “soulmate” of a loving father killed in a crash at Waterloo Corner at the weekend says she’ll love him forever – and he’s “out of pain now, living free”.
The devastated family of Max Schoepf, of Elizabeth North, has launched a fundraiser for the struggling mother for his “final goodbye”.
The 27-year-old died in the early hours of Sunday on Port Wakefield Highway when his car crashed into a light pole and a tree.
Police and emergency services were called to the site around 3.45am on Sunday following reports of the crash.
On Facebook, his partner Paige Redman said the loss “feels like a bad dream”.
“Rest in peace to my best friend, my soulmate and the one I’ll love forever. You’re out of pain now, living free and loved more than you can imagine in God’s loving arms,” she wrote.
Kaylah Redman, Ms Redman’s sister, set up the fundraising page so the family could give Mr Schoepf “a beautiful send-off”. They are hoping to raise $17,000.
“Anyone who knows Max knows he deserves a beautiful send off and final goodbye but due to financial reason this is something that is going to be out of my sister’s means so we are asking if people could please donate towards Maxy’s final goodbye,” Kaylah wrote.
Kaylah said she and her sisters were celebrating a 31st birthday at an Airbnb when they got the call about Mr Schoepf’s death.
Tributes have poured in for the “loving father”, who has been described as a “kind man” and someone who “wanted the best for his boys”.
“Max loved Ryder and Lachlan and was such a fun and loving father showing so much love for his boys,” Kaylah wrote.
“He was a hands-on and invested dad who truly always wanted the best for his boys.”
Mr Schoepf meant “so much to so many”, she said.
“He was one of a kind who could always light up a room and had a contagious laugh. He was always the first person to put his hand up to help anyone who needed it.”
Kaylah said her sister and Mr Schoepf shared a love that “defeated all odds”.
“They truly loved each other despite the struggles they faced and they proved time and time again that nothing could tear them apart,” she wrote.
Paige’s sister Brooke Dallow described Mr Schoepf as a “young, bright, kind man who has left behind two beautiful little boys”.
On Facebook, Ms Dallow said Mr Schoepf hit a curb, overcorrected and crashed into a pole and tree.
A cross, flowers and an energy drink have been laid as part of a roadside memorial to the young father.
“Forever 27, gone too soon. Love you forever,” read a message from Brooke, Michael and Elijah.
The words “RIP Max” with his birthday and date of his death had been carved in a tree at the site.
Mr Schoepf is the 67th person to die on South Australian roads this year.
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