In Memoriam: Reid T. Nagelschmidt – All Otsego

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In Memoriam

Reid T. Nagelschmidt
1977-2024

REID T. NAGELSCHMIDT
(Photo provided)

COOPERSTOWN—Reid T. Nagelschmidt, a life-long resident of Cooperstown who was well-known as a local barber, passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. A beloved son, father, brother, uncle and nephew, he was 47.

Born April 3, 1977 at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, Reid Thomas Nagelschmidt was the son of Stephen F. “Sharky” Nagelschmidt and Cynthia Anne (Williams) Nagelschmidt.

Raised in the family home on Brooklyn Avenue, Reid attended Cooperstown Central School, where he excelled in basketball and baseball and graduated with the Class of 1995. During his high-school years, Reid played three years on the varsity basketball team, and was named an All Star and served as team captain. At the end of his high school basketball career, he was one of only seven male basketball players in CCS history to score more than 1,000 points. He was also a standout baseball player for the Redskins, and throughout his high-school years was named an All Star, MVP, and was captain of the team. Reid held school records for most RBIs and strikeouts pitching in a career, with 71 and 202, respectively. In September 2011, he was inducted into the Cooperstown Central School Athletic Hall of Fame.

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