Nicholas Matthew Krest, III

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Mr. Nicholas Matthew Krest III Obituary

IN LOVING MEMORY OF NICHOLAS MATTHEW KREST III, 58, WHO PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY ON FEBRUARY 4, 2025. NICK WAS BORN OCTOBER 24, 1966, IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK TO CHERRY MAY KREST & THE LATE NICHOLAS M KREST II.

BIG NICK WAS KNOWN BY MANY NAMES, BUT THE ONES HE LOVED MOST WERE DAD & PAPA. HE WAS A BELOVED HUSBAND, FATHER, PAPA, SON, BROTHER, UNCLE, FAMILY MEMBER AND FRIEND.

HIS KINDNESS, GENEROSITY, AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT FOR HIS FAMILY SHINED. YOU ALWAYS KNEW WHEN BIG NICK WAS AT THE BALLFIELD ‘CAUSE YOU COULD HEAR HIS SIGNATURE WHISTLE. HE WAS THE BIGGEST FAN TO EVERYONE HE CHEERED ON, FROM HIS CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN, TO HIS NIECES, NEPHEWS & THOSE HE CLAIMED AS HIS OWN. HE HAD THE REMARKABLE ABILITY TO MAKE EVERYONE AROUND HIM FEEL SPECIAL. NICK TOUCHED THE HEARTS OF MANY WITH HIS PLAYFUL NATURE, GIVING A NICKNAME TO ANYONE HE MADE A CONNECTION WITH. BRINGING JOY AND LAUGHTER TO THOSE AROUND HIM, HE HAD A DISTINCT KNACK FOR MAKING UP HIS OWN WORDS TO KNOWN SONGS AND COMING UP WITH SAYINGS LIKE: “YOU MEANT WHAT I KNEW” AND “IT’S MORE GOODER, NOT MORE BETTER.”

NICK MADE A CAREER IN THE CAR BUSINESS. NICK HAD A NATURAL BORN TALENT TO MAKE THE BEST DEAL WHETHER HE WAS OUT LOOKING FOR HIMSELF OR BEHIND THE DESK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR HIS CUSTOMERS.

NICK ENJOYED MANY HOBBIES INCLUDING EVERYTHING CARS (FROM BUILDING THEM TO RACING THEM), COLLECTING SPORTS CARDS, AND CARPENTRY. HE WAS AN EXPERT CRAFTSMAN, ALWAYS STRIVING TO BE THE BEST AT WHATEVER HE DID AND PASS HIS KNOWLEDGE ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION OR ANYONE WILLING TO LEARN.

NICK LEAVES BEHIND A LEGACY OF LOVE AND CHERISHED MEMORIES, HE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS DEDICATION TO HIS FAMILY. MARRIED TO HOPE HELMS ON MARCH 7, 1992 , THEY ENJOYED 32 YEARS OF MARRIAGE; IN ADDITION TO HIS BELOVED WIFE, NICK IS SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER, CHERRY KREST, CHILDREN, NICHOLAS M KREST IV(CARA) & MAKAYLA KREST AUTRY(BLAKE); GRANDCHILDREN, HARPER, HARLAN, AND HAYZE KREST, BETHANY, BAILEY, AND BLAIRE AUTRY; BROTHER MATT KREST(JENNIFER); SISTERS, KAREN COHICK(TODD), KELLY HACKETT(GREG), KASEY BURNETT(PAUL);TWO AUNTS ANNIE KREST & SALLY KREST; ONE NIECE, NINE NEPHEWS, MANY GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS, ALL OF WHO WERE VERY CLOSE TO HIM. HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER, NICHOLAS M KREST II; TWO AUNTS, 5 UNCLES; AND PRECIOUS NIECE/GODDAUGHTER MEGAN BURNETT. THE IMPACT HE HAD ON THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO KNEW HIM THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT 2:30PM TO CELEBRATE NICK’S LIFE ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025 AT MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH OF JEFFERSON, SC. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS AT THE CHURCH PRIOR TO THE SERVICE FROM 1:00-2:30.

NICK WILL FOREVER BE IN OUR HEARTS, AND HIS SPIRIT WILL LIVE ON THROUGH THE LOVE AND MEMORIES HE LEFT BEHIND.

“YOU, ME, OR NOBODY IS GONNA HIT AS HARD AS LIFE. BUT IT AIN'T ABOUT HOW HARD YOU HIT; ITS ABOUT HOW HARD YOU CAN GET HIT AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD. HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE, AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD. THAT'S HOW WINNING IS DONE.”-ROCKY BALBOA