Mitchell Alexander Mossman, 30, husband of Meisha (Martin-Benton) Mossman, passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, in Brady, TX.
Born in Brookhaven, he was the son of Bill and Sue (Finley) Mossman.
Mitchell was born on November 27, 1993, in Brookhaven (DelCo). The family moved shortly thereafter to Limerick (MontCo) where Mitchell attended Spring-Ford schools from kindergarten through middle school. He played football for the Methacton Wolverines during that time. The family moved again to North Coventry (ChesCo) where Mitchell completed high school, graduating with honors. Mitchell then attended the University of Pittsburgh for two years before joining the United States Air Force at age twenty-one.
Staff Sergeant Mitchell A. Mossman was a multifaceted Airmen assigned to the 480th
Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Group, Fort Eisenhower, Georgia. He joined the Air Force on January 6, 2015. He began his career as a Cryptologic Analyst assigned to Presidio of Monterey. Upon completion of training in June 2016, SSgt Mossman was assigned to the 31st Intelligence Squadron at Fort Eisenhower. As a Language Analyst, he utilized NSA exploitation tools and techniques to enable proper targeting of insurgent communications supporting overseas counter-terrorism operations.
Additionally, he supported computer network operations personnel to gain additional access to technical data and to expand operations against top-tier targets. He was later selected to serve on the 480th Group Staff as an Executive Assistant and Unit Deployment Manager, supporting the group commander, deputy commander, 1,200 Airmen and Guardians. Furthermore, SSgt. Mossman acted as the Senior Enlisted Leader’s lead executive assistant at the largest Geographically Separated Unit in the Air Force.
Mitchell was an avid outdoorsman and physical fitness enthusiast. When he wasn’t in the gym, he might be found hiking the deserts of Arizona with his sister, scaling waterfalls in Pennsylvania with his parents, or enjoying watersports on a lake in Georgia with his wife. No matter where he went, Mitchell could always be found with his loyal dog, Jack.
Surviving along with his wife Meisha, are his brother Damien Mossman, his sister Caitlin (Mossman) Erickson, wife of Forrest, and his grandfather Francis Finley. Mitchell is also survived by his many cousins, aunts and uncles (Finley – Irvine – Masterson – Mossman – Smith). Mitchell and Meisha were expecting their first child, Makayla Finley Mossman, in the spring of 2025.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 11:00AM at Catagnus Funeral Home (329 N. Lewis Rd., Royersford, PA 19468). Burial will be held privately by the family at a later date. A visitation will also be held on Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 9:00AM-11:00AM at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to “To Love A Canine Rescue, Inc.” (https://donorbox.org/in-memory-of-mitchell-mossman) in Mitchell’s name.