Louis James MITCHELL

MITCHELL, Louis James Sept. 8, 1935- Feb. 26, 2012 Louis J. Mitchell was born and raised in Wharton, TX to Ann and Louis F. Michulka, the eldest of their three sons. He was proud of his country and his Texas Czech heritage. Louis graduated from Wharton High School in three years and attended the University of Texas Austin, playing sax in the Longhorn band and joining Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. He graduated in 1956 and began a lifetime of service as a Pharmacist. He married his college sweetheart Dionne Byrne in 1957 and moved to Tucson, Arizona where he was stationed with the Public Health Service with the rank of First Lieutenant, USN. Louis moved his family to Pasadena in 1959, raising and educating six children: Christopher, Theresa, Maureen, Mark, Colleen and Patrick. Louis was first and foremost a family man, devoted to his wife and children.
He loved to travel, go to the movies, root for the Longhorns and USC Trojans, and play the saxophone. A hospital Pharmacist for 54 years, he was Director of Pharmacy at La Vina Hospital in Altadena and later worked for Huntington Hospital Pharmacy for twenty five years, and more recently Garfield Medical Center in Alhambra. Survivors include his loving wife and children, their spouses Jean Marie Mitchell, Cecily Brogdon, Eric Spidell, and Scott Dundee, and grandchildren Lily Brogdon-Mitchell, and Brendan and Tommy Mitchell. He leaves behind a legacy of love, faith, and an exemplary life. Rosary Thursday 7pm Cabot & Sons, Funeral Mass Friday 11am Holy Family Catholic Church, South Pasadena.