Wrestler Douglas Kopecky, 60, Dies Leaving Behind His Family and Children Shea and Crue

February 12, 2026

This article was last updated by Pranaya Poudel on February 13, 2026

Utah native and two-time All-American wrestler Douglas Kopecky passed away on February 10, 2026. Despite his early success as a wrestler, Douglas went on to make a name for himself in the corporate world.

Born on June 14, 1964, Kopecky passed at age 60 in Syracuse, New York. Though he was born in Utah, Douglas found his love for wrestling in Nebraska.

Before high school, Kopecky’s family moved to Nebraska, where he fell in love with wrestling.

In his junior year, he relocated to Utah, where he continued his wrestling journey at Clearfield High School.

Douglas went on to an undefeated season in junior and senior year and was awarded as a two-time All-American.

Later in his life, Doug became an entrepreneur and ran his own business.

He is one of four kids of Carma Hull and James Edward Kopecky and is survived by his parents and his three brothers: Edward, Todd, and Danny Kopecky.

The obituary published by the Kopecky family states that Doug’s funeral services will be held at Leavitt Mortuary in Ogden, Utah, on February 20.

Douglas Kopecky’s Cause of Death Remains Unknown

The left the world at an early age, and his family hasn’t shared the cause of his demise in the shared by them.

Doug shared his last on November 24, 2026, in which he looked well.

A few of his close friends have started leaving their condolences on his Facebook handle.

One of his close friends, David Townley, wrote, “So sorry to hear bud! Love you brother!” and another friend shared a crying emoji.

Previously, Doug was active on and shared several pictures of his grandkids.

He last shared a picture of his granddaughter in 2016 and, since then, remained inactive on the photo-sharing platform.

In his obituary, there is no mention of his wife, and it seems he might’ve been divorced.

It is believed that Doug was the owner of and had been running the company since 1989.

Douglas Kopecky’s Son, Shea Kopecky, Is A Real Estate Agent

The former wrestler’s elder son, Shea Kopecky, is a real estate consultant and has been working in Utah’s market.

He started the Kopecky Real Estate Group in 2017 and has made more than 200 sales as per his .

On the , Shea states that his passion for real estate helped him realize that the most important rules of real estate are client experience and satisfaction.

He has remained one of the top agents in the Wasatch Front since he started the Group.

The eldest son of Douglas Kopecky has received several five-star reviews on his Zillow page.

One client wrote, “Shea was fantastic helping us find the perfect home. He was patient and informative, all around just a great guy to work with.

We absolutely recommend anyone looking for a home to get in touch with him! Thank you, Shea!”

Shea is married to Carissa Kopecky, with whom he shares two kids: Alec and Jayde.

On her , Carissa has shared several pictures with her kids and a few with Shea and had previously mentioned the real estate agent was shy in front of the camera.

The real estate agent is available on Instagram but has kept his handle .

Douglas’ younger son, Crue Kopecky, is an instrumentalist and plays handpan music.

On his and handles, Crue has shared videos of him teaching his various clients to play handpan instruments such as E Amara.

In Case You Didn’t Know

Former wrestler Douglas Kopecky loved listening to 70’s and 80’s rock music and his favorite bands were Hootie and the Blowfish.
Douglas Kopecky’s youngest son, Crue lives in Utrecht, Netherlands, and has mastered the art of breathwork, bodywork, space holding, along with handpan.

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