VIOLA - Rodney Mitchell, Jr. passed away Wednesday, Jun. 21, 2017, at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. after a short illness.
Rodney was born on Apr. 10, 1952, in Dover, 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 was 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