Wayne D. Mitchell

Wayne D. Mitchell, fondly known as "Mitch" was a long time resident of San Bruno. He died at home on December 30, 2015. Born in Hawaii and raised in San Francisco, Mitch attended St. Paul's School and graduated from Riordan High School. Mitch was a regular on KPIX Dance Party. He served his country in the United States Army and was stationed at Fort Shafter in Hawaii where he married his honey in 1966. Aloha was his way of life. Soon after, he joined the San Francisco Fire Department and retired as Captain after 30 years of service. Mitch embraced life and lived each day to the fullest. He loved dancing, traveling, running, riding his bike, his '65 Mustang, and the ham radio but his greatest passions in life were diving and his family. Mitch was a lifetime diver, becoming a SCUBA Instructor in 1990. He enjoyed diving all over the world, but the California coastline was his favorite. Mitch enjoyed his SCUBA students and made many lasting friendships over the years. He enjoyed an active life doing all of the things he loved. Mitch was a loving husband and best friend to his wife Kay, a devoted and playful dad to Jennifer, and world's best papa to his granddaughter Madison. Mitch will be remembered for his sense of humor, love of life, and the values he imparted. A memorial will be held at Cypress Lawn Funeral Home, Tiffany Chapel at 11:00 AM on Sunday, January 10, 2016.