Mavrik J. Laxton, age 12, of Douglassville, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2018 in Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children. Born on April 25, 2005 in Wynnewood, he was a son of Kimberly Wilkinson-Kahn, of Douglassville and Kenneth Laxton, of Phoenixville.

Mav was currently in the 7th Grade at Daniel Boone Middle School, where he was loved by all. He had an immense love of sports. It didn't matter whether it came to baseball, football or hockey, he knew facts about every player on any team. Mav loved attending Professional Sporting Events and watching his brother, Anthony, playing Ultimate Frisbee. He loved Wayne Simmonds and JP Crawford was his latest best buddy. He was an avid Phillies fan and baseball player who was a member of two baseball teams, including buddy ball.

Mav didn't know he was a sick kid, after having 9 open-heart surgeries, suffering 2 strokes and many other complications, he lived his life with a half of a heart, but he had a HUGE heart. Like a machine, he always wanted to go. Whether it was at 7 am when he wanted to call his friends to get the day started, or his love for speed and always wanting to take others for rides, he never let being sick stop him from doing anything. He loved having sleepovers with his buddies, time spent driving his four wheeler, go-kart and golf carts. He loved singing and dancing, and doing the Dab, playing his Xbox and PS4, Facetime and being in the hot tub. He loved dining out and all kinds of food, especially steamed clams and pizza, Ellen DeGeneres and his Hooters waitresses, time spent at the beach in Ocean City, MD and the rides on the boardwalk pier. He loved to joke around by saying "Way to go Dave", and Anthony teaching him things like "Kimmy K" and how to cheat in Wii, and picking on his Mom-Mom. He loved his dogs. Mavrik enjoyed teasing his doctors and nurses at A.I. duPont.

Mavrik will be remembered for his infectious smile and laugh and that his eyes were magnets. He just loved life. He loved people and people loved him. He loved to introduce himself to others. He had more friends and followers in his short time here than anyone could have had in a life time. Mav touched so many lives. He was an -A- Team Captain, a QBC member and the Mayor of Amity Township. He was known as the Mayor at school, DuPont, and everywhere he went. He was Mr. Social and loved introducing himself as "Hi, my name is Mavrik, what's your name?" to others wherever he went. Mavrik was his family's Tin Man and was the biggest inspiration to anyone he came in contact with.

In addition to his mother and father, Mavrik is survived by his step-father: David Disch, of Douglassville; brothers: Anthony Kahn, Kevin Disch, Ryan Disch, Kyle Laxton, Ian Laxton and Ray Laxton; maternal grandparents: Maria and Jack Reese, of Douglas, WY; step-grandmother: Regina Meyers, of Nanticoke, PA; and aunts and uncles: Bill and Steph Wilkinson, of Douglas, WY, Maria and Donnie Harting, of Douglas, WY, Brian and Jyl Wilkinson, of Lusk, WY, Robin and Larry Gilman, of Collingwood, Canada, Cheryl and Jim Lewis, of Kingston, PA, Michele and Joe Wateski, of Millersville, MD, Karen and Bill Liss, of Delanco, NJ, Peg Razzler, of Collingswood, NJ, Fred and Jan Laxton, of Margate, NJ, Jeff Laxton, of NJ, and Jim and Kathy Laxton, of FL. And his many loving cousins and relatives.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral mass at St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother R.C. Church, 127 E. Howard Street, Stowe, on Friday, April 20, 2018 at 11:00 am. Officiating will be the Rev. James Nash. Interment will follow in the St. Aloysius Cemetery, Pottstown. Friends will be received from 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm Thursday evening at the Campbell-Ennis-Klotzbach Funeral Home, Inc, Main Street at Fifth Avenue, Phoenixville and from 9:00 am - 10:45 am Friday morning at the Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mavrik Laxton Memorial Fund, c/o Phoenixville Federal, PO Box 708, Phoenixville, PA 19460 to benefit the Cardiac Department/Child Life at Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital and Daniel Boone Youth Baseball. Arrangements are being handled by the Campbell - Ennis - Klotzbach Funeral Home, Inc., Phoenixville.
Condolences may be offered online at www.PhoenixvilleFuneralHome. com.

To help celebrate Mavrik's love of sports please come in your favorite baseball, football or hockey jersey.