Brody Daniel Pizzifred passed away peacefully on January 4th, 2015, in his home in Whitehouse, Ohio comforted by family after nearly 5 years battling childhood cancer (embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma). Brody was 8 years old.
Brody Daniel Pizzifred was born in Toledo, Ohio at 1:10pm on March 3rd, 2006. He was the third and youngest child of three sons of William Anthony Pizzifred and Patricia Ann Pizzifred.
Everybody who knew Brody, knows he had a smile and laugh like no other. Many people go through life having never really experiencing what life has to offer. Brody didn't make this mistake. He chose to make the most of each day and each moment. He was happy and lived his life to the fullest. He didn't dwell on the past or things he could not change but instead lived in the moment. He set goals, rewards and dreamed of what the future may bring too. He didn't let circumstances or others prevent him from living his life, his way. He was surrounded by loving and supportive family, friends and community. He did more living in 8 years than many people in 80 years.
Whether at the hospital, home, visiting friends or family, or traveling, Brody kept busy having fun. He loved to travel and go camping with his family and friends and was fortunate to be able to enjoy several vacations. He was quite the roller coaster enthusiast and water-ride lover and especially enjoyed a Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World, Universal, and Sea World. Make-A-Wish guests to these parks are given the special privilege of no waiting in lines. If he found a ride he loved, he could choose to ride it over and over again without waiting in long lines over and over. He took full advantage of this privilege and spent the majority of his day at Disney World riding Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain again and again. At home, he loved playing with his brothers, friends, and neighbors. Video games, swinging, slides, riding big-wheels, kick-ball, basketball, building forts, making cookies, playing Uno, building and cooking over a camp fire, water gun and nerf gun battles were all favorite past-times. Brody was an animal lover and greatly enjoyed his many pets which included 3 dogs (Tori, Chewy, and Leia), a hamster (Chubby), a frog (Froggie), a goldfish (Goldie), a cat (Jerry), and 2 parakeets (Bluebee and Snowflake). If he could've, he would have had a pet giraffe too. He loved visiting and feeding the giraffes at the drive through safari zoo in Port Clinton, Ohio. He dreamed of owning a "dog farm" and a "giraffe farm" one day. He would charge admission to visitors of his farms. His dogs would be trained to do numerous fun tricks and the giraffes would let you pet and hand-feed them carrots. He also dreamed of opening a restaurant which he would call, "Brody's Good Eats." His restaurant would serve all of Brody's favorite foods, of course, and be located right next to his dog and giraffe farms. Brody made many friends in Cub Scouts, at school, and the hospital. He was so excited to earn trophies for speed in the Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby during his Tiger and Wolf years. He worked very hard on his cars both years. Brody's life was certainly not short on love, friends, family, fun and dreams.
Brody is survived by his loving parents, William and Patricia Pizzifred of Whitehouse, OH; his brothers, 12 year old Geordan Pizzifred and 9 year old Jaden Pizzifred; maternal grandparents Gary and Karen Dalton of Franklin, OH; maternal great grandmother Joy Barker of Monroe, OH; Uncle Dan Dalton of Monroe, OH; Aunt Julie Munson-Jackson of Chattanooga, TN; cousins Ella, Ava, and Lilah Munson-Jackson; Aunt Nancy Pizzifred-Feagan of Saint Petersburg, FL; Uncle Joseph Pizzifred of Riverside CA; Aunt Luanne Christensen of Riverside California; Uncle John Pizzifred of Victorville, CA; Aunt Theresa Stanley of Riverside, CA; cousins Christina Roberto, Elizabeth Roberto, Frank Roberto, Bobby Pizzifred, Steve Pizzifred, James Docket, Joseph Dockett, Nick Dockett, John Pizzifred, Tony Pizzifred, Kyleigh Pizzifred, Stephanie Stanley, and Jenny Stanley; best friends Lucy Shepherd, Levi Naves, Charlie Voss, Austin Musil, Ashton Musil, and Aiden Musil.
He was predeceased by his paternal grandparents Arthur and Beulah Pizzifred of Riverside, CA and Uncle James Pizzifred
Flowers can be sent from Anthony Wayne Floral in Whitehouse, Ohio by calling 567-246-2289 or in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to CureSearch for Children's Cancer at www.curesearch.org or Make-A-Wish at www.Wish.org
Visitation will begin Wednesday January 7th, 2014 from 4-8pm at Peinert-Dunn Funeral Home, 6603 Providence Street, Whitehouse, OH 43571. Funeral Services will be Thursday at 11:00am in the funeral home with Pastor Scot Ocke officiating. To leave an online memory please visit peinertfuneralhome.com
So unbelievably sorry for your loss. My heart is heavy for you all. May you find comfort in family and friends during this time.
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