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Rodney Ray Chatfield
February 13, 1955 - January 30, 2020
San Jose, California
Interment of Cremated Remains: Residence.

Rod Chatfield went home to heaven on January 30, 2020 at the age of 64. He was born in Bartlesville, OK to Wanda Mae and Eugene Jackson Chatfield. Rod’s family moved to San Jose in 1964.
He graduated from Oak Grove High School. One of his first jobs was at Frontier Village portraying a gunslinger. Rod worked for General Electric in San Jose for more than 30 years. He started in the mail room, then took a job in production services where he received several awards for his work and innovations to processes. While at GE Rod began working on video production. He also had his own video production company, making informational videos for businesses. When Rod left GE, he worked at Guitar Showcase until Parkinson’s Disease limited his ability to work.
Rod had many interests, including cars, music, guns and photography. He was an excellent guitar player and a skilled photographer. Rod’s greatest love was for God and he never tired of telling people how much God loves them. Rod taught Bible studies and played on many worship teams. He made mission trips to Russia and China and many to Mexico.
Everywhere Rod went he brought smiles to peoples faces. He will be greatly missed. Rod is survived by his brother, Jackson, extended family and many loving friends.

Services will be held at 11am on Saturday, February 8 at Foxworthy Baptist Church, 1774 Foxworthy Ave, San Jose. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Brain Support Network which researches Parkinson’s Disesase.