It is with great sadness that we share the news that the world has lost a wonderful, loving, and compassionate man. On Sunday, May 9, 2021, Jeff Mitchell passed from this earthly life after a long hard-fought battle with brain cancer. He peacefully and comfortably crossed over while holding his wifeâs hand. Â
Jeff, affectionally known to his family and close friends as âCholiâ or âMitcholiâ, was born in Crescent City, California on February 28, 1953, to Margaret Winnifred Syme and Cyril Stith Mitchell. He lived in Crescent City his entire life until he left to attend Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo where he received his architectural degree. He returned to Crescent City to establish his career and what a career he had. His legacy is evident throughout Del Norte County and beyond in the hundreds of residential homes and building structures that started out as a blank piece of paper on his drafting table and ultimately became some
The Warriors opened the year with their one home meet, at the Del Norte Golf Course.
âI was proud of how the kids competed with such little amount of actual practice time,â coach Scott Lindsay said. âA few of the kids had been running in preparation for the season and it showed.â
Arcata, Fortuna and Eureka joined Del Norte in the meet, with a total of 76 runners from the schools across all the races.
âThe meet went very well overall,â Lindsay said. âNew protocols were set because of COVID-19, and we were able to keep the meet safe and competitive.â