Obituary of Nicole "Nikki" Melissa Hohl

Nicole "Nikki" Melissa Hohl of Peyton Colorado passed from this life April 7, 2020.She was born Nicole Melissa Srock on March 30, 1970 in Buffalo, New York to Roy Frederick and Joan Marie (Smith) Srock.Early on in marriage, Nikki was very busy raising and educating her eight children, a daunting task for any mother. She was a Military Wife and found it easier to homeschool the children when working through the many moves her husband's military career presented.In 1992, Nikki and Ray were both baptized at North East Church of Christ in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Later in 1992 they helped establish the Northside Church of Christ in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Nikki had a passion for reading and writing. She could consume an entire Stephen King novel in hours and always dreamed of publishing her own novel. She loved reading the Harry Potter series to her children before bed time. After taking several correspondence courses on various aspects of writing and publishing she began to write. Nikki competed in several short story competitions and won some of them. She then decided to write a novel. She created and edited a manuscript which she sent to several publishing houses. After reaching an agreement with a small publishing house, Nikki became a published author in November of 2009 with her book titled, Changing Planets - the Prince is Found. After she became an author, Nikki decided to improve her education to help enable her ability to homeschool her children in any state her family might be moved to. Nikki received a Bachelor's degree in Psychology in 2013 (Straight A Student), a Masters of Psychology in 2016 (Magna Cum Laude), and a Doctorate of Psychology in 2018 (Honor Role).After being accepted into the doctorate program, Nikki worked through many challenges to complete her degree. During her college career she established a goal of starting her own private practice once she became a doctor. After graduating with a Doctorate in Psychology, she completed her dissertation defense in 2018 and passed the Colorado State EPPP Licensure Exam in 2019. She became a licensed Psychologist (PsyD) and opened her private practice in February of 2020 (Traversing Minds). Goal accomplished.Nikki was very thankful for all the help of her instructors, mentors and fellow students throughout her college career. She was also very grateful to her family who helped her achieve her goal.Nikki loved to listen to music - some of her favorite songs were "Always" by Bon Jovi and "Alive" by Adelitas Way. Her favorite worship song is "I Come To The Garden Alone" or "In The Garden" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9LxvTZy5gENikki loved living in Colorado. She loved the mountain views and hiking. She loved driving through the mountains during fall and looking at the changing colors of the leaves. She recently developed a hobby for picture taking and began to capture what she was seeing for others to enjoy.Nikki is survived by her husband of thirty-one years, Raymond David Hohl; sons, Ray David Hohl, Jr. and his wife Sharreda, Eric James Hohl, Joshua Michael Hohl, Joseph Roy Hohl, John Charles Hohl and Nicholas Luke Hohl; daughters, Rebekah Kristen Hohl and Lillian Elizabeth Hohl; grandchildren, Alexander and Emily; and parents, Roy Frederick Srock and Joan Marie Srock. Nikki will be missed very much by all her friends, parents, children, grandchildren and especially her husband who enjoyed helping her accomplish so much in her short life.We love you Nikki!!! We miss you and we hope to see you in heaven again someday.Nikki's Memorial Service was held at Northside Church Of Christ on Saturday, April 18, 2020. A recording of the memorial service for Nikki can be found at this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wonx78c1p82upl4/AABga1dkqyarJDNkm1a1H_jxa?dl=0