Family and friends mourn the loss of their beloved Mitchell Joseph Ramsey who tragically chose to end his life on February 24, 2020.
Mitch was born in Rutland on November 12, 1993, the son of Stephen E. Ramsey and the former Katrina Russo. He was a 2012 graduate of Harwood Union High School in Duxbury where he enjoyed participating in the school musicals and singing in the I Cantori choir. Continuing his education at Wesleyan University, Mitch received a bachelor of science degree in 2016, majoring in molecular biology and biochemistry. He was currently studying at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Colchester and was working as a pharmacy intern at Shaw’s – Osco Pharmacy in Waterbury.
Mitch is lovingly remembered for his joy and gift of drawing, playing the guitar, his love of his animals both canine and feline, hiking Camel’s Hump which was essentially in his backyard growing up, and everything Harry Potter and Pixar.
Mitch is survived by his mother, Katrina Burks and her husband Whip of Duxbury; his father, Stephen Ramsey and his wife Francine of North Ferrisburgh; his sisters, Eleanor Ramsey of Redlands, CA, and Charlotte Burks of Duxbury; his brother, William Burks III of Duxbury; his maternal grandfather, Vincent Russo of Newbury, MA; his paternal grandparents, Paul and Lynne Ramsey of Hanover, ME; his step-grandparents, Bill and Judy Burks of Princeton, NJ, and Monique Marcoux of Hyde Park; as well as aunts, uncles and many cousins. Mitch was predeceased by his maternal grandmother, Sheila Kay Russo, and step-grandfather, Rene Marcoux.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated from St. Andrew Catholic Church in Waterbury on March 2, 2020, at 11 a.m. with a reception following in the church parish hall. The family has requested that flowers be omitted; rather memorial gifts would be appreciated to the Vermont Suicide Prevention Center (www.vtspc.org). To send online condolences please visit www.perkinsparker.com or the funeral home Facebook page.
