Jeffrey Allen Rhoads, 46
It’s with heavy hearts that we inform you of the sudden passing of Jeffrey Allen Rhoads on May 10th, 2022 at his home in Sunnyvale, CA.
Born in Pottstown, PA, on February 10th, 1976, Jeff was raised in Gilbertsville and Boyertown, graduating from Boyertown Area Senior High School in 1994. An avid athlete, he played soccer on several teams and excelled in high jump, setting several local records. After high school, Jeffrey spent several years in NJ where he graduated from DeVry University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Science in Network and Communications Management. He had a love for technology and spent the majority of his career in the Telecommunications field where he made many life-long friends and connections.
He loved the outdoors, in particular his family’s lake house in the Poconos where he made many memories with friends, family, and in recent years, his niece, nephews and his own children. In any type of weather, you could find Jeff out riding the beloved WaveRunner or driving the family boat, filled with family, dogs, and friends. He loved the water and often said he ‘swam like a fish’. In recent years he started scuba diving and was working towards the certification of Master Diver. Back on dry land, Jeff spent several years in the USA Masters Boxing Association as a Masters Boxer and was in training with Relentless Boxing Club in Santa Clara, CA for the 2022/2023 Masters Boxers series in Las Vegas, Boston, Houston, and LA.
Most will remember Jeff as a car enthusiast, with a particular affection for his own 1989 Iroc-Z. He loved his car dearly and was so proud to display it in the 2020 Philadelphia International Auto Show.
Jeffrey is survived by his long-term partner, Rebecca, and their children, daughter Kensington and son Chase, his parents Dennis and Susan Rhoads, sisters Kristin Wade and Megan Rhoads, brother-in-law Frank Wade, niece Madison, and nephews Landon, Everett, and Lyle, aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. He is predeceased by his paternal and maternal grandparents.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 from 9:00-11:00 am at Trinity Lutheran Evangelical Church, 1749 S. Main St., Bechtelsville, PA 19505, with the funeral service to take place immediately after at 11:00 am. Interment will be in Union Cemetery adjacent to the church.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to benefit his children’s 529 College Saving Plan at Ugift529.com. Enter the Ugift Code: P9X-59X
Charitable donations can be made to Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, CA at my.supportlpch.org in memory of Jeffrey Rhoads.
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