Gary F. Mitchell

Gary F. Mitchell obituary, Rochester, NY

Gary F. Mitchell

Gary Mitchell Obituary

Visit the Farrell-Ryan Funeral & Cremation Services - Rochester website to view the full obituary.
Gary Mitchell passed away on May 27, 2025. He was 85 years old and two weeks away from his 60th wedding anniversary.
Gary earned a BS in chemistry in 1962 from CalTech and a PhD in chemistry in 1967 from MIT, where he met his wife, Joanne. He spent a long and fruitful career at Eastman Kodak as a research chemist.
He was a devoted family man and also enjoyed fly fishing, mountain climbing, and bicycling in his free time. He passed his life-long love of the outdoors onto his two sons, as well as his belief that you can, and should, fix everything yourself.
Gary is survived by his wife, Joanne; sons Greg (wife Cherie) and Jeff; and grandchildren Aniela, Charlotte, and Joe.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Farrell-Ryan Funeral & Cremation Services - Rochester

777 Long Pond Road, Rochester, NY 14612

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