Rodney-Ito-Obituary

Rodney M. Ito

Phoenix, Arizona

Age 61

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Rodney M. Ito II Age 61, passed away suddenly in his home August 25, 2020. R2, as he was known, was a cancer warrior. He successfully fought two rounds of cancer, a brain tumor and duodenal cancer. After a 35 year IT and teaching career at ASU, R2 pursued many interests. He enjoyed music and...

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As a graduate student I worked with Rodney in the Social Science Computer Lab at ASU; he counseled me to Never turn my back on them, as they were "silicon-based life forms" and he and his core group of guy friends threw amazing parties. I ate my first artichoke at one of those Halloween bashes. And Rodney was an integral part of the Tom and Jerry festivities and the Public History Masters student Friday Happy Hours. Rodney and his mother, Donna, were exceptionally kind to me one Christmas...

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

I had great sadness when I found out about Rodney’s passing last month. I had worked with Rod at ASU in the School of Life Sciences from April of 2014 until May of 2018 when Rod left for health reasons, but I had kept in touch with him since, visiting in the hospital, texts and phone calls and a visit he made to ASU last year. I got to know Rod a little bit and we are from the same generation and shared interests, like music, firearms/hunting and motorcycles and it was nice to find someone at...

God speed Rodney. Rest in peace.

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

I will miss you Brother, I met Rodney in 1971 and our group of 4, Rodney , Larry.B , Tom.T and I became as Brothers. Each of our Parents were called Mom and Dad to us all. My Idea of Vacation was flying back from WashDC to Phoenix and hanging with Rodney & Larry. Rodney and I went to Hawaii in 2012 for O'bone Honoring his Father. When my Mom fell ill in 2014 I would stay with Rodney commuting back n forth from WashDC and when I retired in 2015 I lived with Rodney into 2016 resting...

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.RIP Rodney