Kevin Patrick Mitchell

Kevin Patrick Mitchell March 17, 1960 – October 1, 2024
Kevin P. Mitchell, 64, died unexpectedly on the morning of October 1st. Kevin was working hard towards regaining his strength in the rehabilitation program at Birchwood Terrace, following a recent hospitalization.
Kevin grew up in Burlington, VT. He fell in love with playing sports, excelling in soccer and baseball. His accomplishments were often highlighted in the Burlington Free Press, scoring goals or hitting home runs. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1978 and went on to play baseball at the University of New Haven in Connecticut. Kevin attended for a year before returning to Vermont to begin a career as a lineman. He was able to continue his love for the game of baseball by joining the Burlington A's, with the wonderful opportunity of being able to both play and coach.
Kevin later transitioned to coaching soccer at Rice Memorial High School. Beginning as an assistant for the girls' team, he flawlessly rolled into a head coaching role. There he took on the boys' varsity team in 1988. He was a decorated coach with many winning seasons, two state championships, opportunities to coach the Lions Cup-Twin State team and was also inducted into the Rice-Cathedral Hall of Fame. Kevin was able to further his coaching at Rice by joining as an assistant to the varsity baseball team.
Kevin had an outstanding 36-year long career at Burlington Electric Department working as a lineman and crew leader. It is there where he met the love of his life, Cheryl, marrying in 1989. They went on to grow their family, welcoming a daughter, Ashley and son, Keegan. Kevin was so proud of his family. Taking any opportunity to teach, coach or brag about them. There is no doubt that he was meant to be a father to his children and build a beautiful life with his family. He was ecstatic to welcome Nick, son-in-law, and Mariah, daughter-in-law; the perfect partners for his kids. Kevin was even more elated to become a grandfather (Pa) to his Lily and Finley.
Kevin and his family faced a challenging diagnosis of frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) in the spring of 2023, following extensive testing and indicators that had been slowly progressing over a few years. During this past year, Kevin's FTD symptoms began to progress limiting his mobility, ability to care for himself, or communicate in a normal capacity. However, as difficult as this diagnosis and progression was, it never impacted Kevin's ability to show his love and devotion to his family.
Kevin made the biggest impact on so many people around him. From Little League to rec soccer, club teams and TOPSoccer, he shared his passion for coaching. He was an outstanding role model, mentor, and friend. Kevin welcomed everyone into his life with open arms and without judgment. He was a remarkable partner, father, grandfather and uncle.
He is survived by his loving wife Cheryl, daughter Ashley Mitchell-Ringuette, son Keegan and his wife Maria; grandchildren Lily and Finley Ringuette; his sister Shari LeBlanc and her husband Doug; his in-laws Jerry and Rita Snyder, sister-in-law Shelly Corley, husband Tim and their children Colton and Kylie. Kevin was predeceased by his parents Alan and Pearl Mitchell and son-in-law Nick Ringuette.
A casual celebration of life will be held in his honor on Sunday, October 20th from 2-5pm at Catamount Country Club, 1400 Mountain View Rd., Williston. His family requests those who wish to express sympathy to consider making a donation to The Association of Frontotemporal Degeneration in Kevin's name.