John Gaylord Mitchell, Jr.
Feb. 19, 1932-Feb. 20, 2016
Walnut Creek, CA

John G. Mitchell, Jr. passed away peacefully surrounded by his wife, children and their spouses, due to complications from COPD. He was 84 years old. John was born in Oakland, CA to Dr. John G. and Lilian Mitchell. He attended Oakland High School and San Francisco City College. John worked in sales, in finance for Walston & Company and insurance with Northwestern Mutual Life until he retired.

John served on the board for the Merritt Peralta Hospital Foundation, was a member of the Tip Club, and as a member of the Merritt Breakfast Club, was part of the team that helped install the Necklace of Lights around Lake Merritt. At Rossmoor, where John lived with his wife, Patricia Mitchell, he was the President of Mutual 22 and an officer in the Men's Golf Club. John was an avid fan of the A's, Giants, Warriors and 49ers, and loved playing golf and tennis, as well as supporting his kids in their sports activities.

John loved music, especially Dave Brubeck. He had a lovely singing voice and participated in church choirs and in Piedmont Community Theater, with particularly good turns in productions of South Pacific and Oklahoma.

John is survived by his wife, Patricia Mitchell and her daughters Suzanne Condit and Terriann Mitchell, his children: John Moxon and his wife Mary Pat Moxon, Anne Kirsch and her husband Greg Kirsch, Karen Mitchell, Jim Moxon and his wife Sarah Moxon, Laura Mitchell Woltz and her husband Brad Woltz, his grandchildren: Joshua Utman, Jack Moxon, Taylor Moxon, Dylan Smith, Amy Smith, Andy Woltz, Sam Richman, Talia Moxon, and Olive Moxon, and his great granddaughters, Sophia Woltz and Liliana Woltz.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Oakland Benioff Children's Hospital, 747 52nd Street, Oakland, CA 94609.