Rodney Mitchell, Jr.
April 10, 1952 ~ June 21, 2017 (age 65) 65 Years OldShare using:
Rodney Mitchell, Jr. passed away Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA after a short illness. He was 65.
Rodney was born on April 10, 1952 in Dover, Delaware, son of the late Kathryn and Rodney Mitchell, Sr.
He had a very big heart and gave to all he knew and expected nothing in return. Rodney enjoyed playing basketball with his grandson Chase, smoking a good cigar, eating crabs with family, and hiding behind the curtains to scare his granddaughters, Lainey and Alexa.
Rodney, in his later years, was a successful land developer and stable owner. He had a love and passion for horses and his stable was very active in the Delaware Racing industry.
In addition to his parents, Rodney is preceded in death by his wife Teresa Mitchell, brother and sister-in-law James and Leslie Betts, and brother-in-law Bucky Sawyer.
He is survived by his daughter Kimberley Waite and her husband John and their children Chase M., Alexa J., and Lainey M. Waite; daughter Michelle L. Zerrad and her husband Kamal and their children Amina N., Jannah L., and Leila S. Zerrad; siblings Phillip Mitchell (Rogette Clarke), Kathy Davis (Eddie), Kenny Mitchell (Freida Ivory), Karen Sawyer and Marlyn Mobley (Michael); and many nieces and nephews.
In honoring Rodney’s wishes, there will be no formal service and the family asks you simply remember him with a smile and a good deed by helping someone else. For those who wish, remember his love for horses with a gift in his memory to Horse Lovers United, P.O. Box 2744, Salisbury, MD 21802.
Letters of condolences can be sent via www.pippinfuneralhome.com.
Charitable donations may be made to:
Horse Lovers United
P.O. Box 2744, Salisbury MD 21802
