David Gowan Mitchell PhD.

David Gowan Mitchell PhD. obituary, San Pablo, CA

David Gowan Mitchell PhD.

David Mitchell Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by St. Joseph Cemetery & Funeral Center on Jun. 19, 2025.
David Gowan Mitchell, PhD., 83, of Vallejo, passed away peacefully on May 30, 2025. David was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom on December 2, 1941. He completed a Doctor of Philosophy Degree from United Kingdom and worked as a testing engineer at GenRad, then he was transferred to the United States of America. He is survived by his younger brother, Peter Charlotte Mitchell and he is reunited in heaven with his parents, Henry Mitchell from Ireland and Evelyn Charlotte Gowan from Birmingham, UK.
His body is at St. Joseph Cemetery and Funeral Center. His viewing service is on Thursday evening June 26, 2025 from 4pm - 8pm.
There will be a mass at 11am on Friday, June 27, 2025 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 837 Tennent Avenue, Pinole, CA 94564. He will be laid to rest at 12:30pm at St. Joseph Cemetery, 2540 Church Lane, San Pablo, CA 94806.
He will be missed deeply by all and will forever remain in our hearts.

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