He was born in Roswell on May 2, 1993, and grew up in Acworth. PJ was an active member of Mars Hill Presbyterian Church, where he was involved with the youth and music programs. He played for several seasons with the Acworth Baseball Association and graduated from Allatoona High School in 2011. He went on to earn dual degrees from Georgia Southern this past Spring in French and International Trade.
At heart, PJ was a people person who had a passion for playing guitar and singing. He worked several jobs including balloon artist, camp counselor, and most recently was a server at Ray’s Rio Bravo. PJ also dabbled as an entrepreneur with his multimedia company, Brainiac Studios in Statesboro.
PJ is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Joe Bowen Sr. Survivors include his parents, Steve and Lydia Sheffield of Vinings; brother, Andrew Sheffield of Statesboro; maternal grandmother, Jean Bowen of Griffin; paternal grandparents, Polly and Roy Sheffield of Leesburg, Florida; aunts, Karen Sheffield (Ron Croft) of Roswell, Mary Rogovin (Marc), of Alpharetta, and Kecia Bennett (Charles) of Thomaston; uncle, Chris Boling of Woodstock; and cousins Kathryn Tieman (Rob) of Alpharetta, Sara Rogovin of Madison, Wisconsin, Jillian Cicio of Austin, Texas, Paula Cicio of Atlanta, Jonathan Cole of Thomaston, and Jessica Thomson (Eric) of Thomaston.
The family will receive friends Monday, November 23, 2015 from 4:00pm until 8:00pm at Winkenhofer Pine Ridge Funeral Home in Kennesaw. Services will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 11:00am (in state 10:00am) at Mars Hill Presbyterian Church in Acworth with Dr. Bryant Harris officiating. Reception to follow in the fellowship hall.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Giving Kitchen at thegivingkitchen.org.
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