Addison Seaburn Hobbs, age 93, passed away peacefully at home in Woodbridge, VA on July 27, 2020 surrounded by loving family members. Born on March 12, 1927 in Washington, DC to Orlando Chatman Hobbs and Gladys Beatrice Hobbs (nee Seaburn), he was the second of five children. Besides his parents, he is predeceased by his wife of 49 years, Dorothy Raines Hobbs; sons, Charles Michael Hobbs and Addison Seaburn Hobbs, Jr.; and his brothers, Williston C. Hobbs, John D. Hobbs, and Orlando S. Hobbs.
Raised in North Brentwood, MD, he was educated in the District of Columbia schools before graduating from Armstrong Technical High School. After earning his Bachelor of Arts degree at Hampton University in 1948, he taught in Louisiana, played in Negro baseball leagues, and returned to Washington to teach graphic arts in the DC schools, where he later met his second wife, Dorothy They wed in 1959. As prior single parents, they strove to create a thriving blended family consisting of Charles, Yvonne, Pamela, and Addison Jr. He went on to receive his Master of Science degree from New York University and subsequently a doctorate in Educational Administration from Rutgers University in 1971.
