Roderick Piggott

Roderick Malcolm Piggott, age 18, of Chester, VA, died on Sunday, August 5, 2007. He was entering his senior year as a student at Thomas Dale High School, where he was a good student and an outstanding athlete. He was on the football, basketball, and track team for the school, and also participated in AAU basketball summer league with team Richmond. His AAU basketball team qualified for the National Championship in Orlando, FL, in 2007. He was a participant in the All American 2007 Army Combine in San Antonio, TX, where he competed with many of the top athletes in the country. He was a member of the AAU soccer team in Prince George, VA. Malcolm was also very involved in the community, and didnâ??t miss many opportunities to help younger people when he could. He participated in many youth programs at the Chester YMCA, and basketball summer camp at Thomas Dale. He also attended Chester Zion AME and Fort Lee Heritage Church. Malcolm will be missed by all who knew him. Malcolm was born in Columbus, GA, and is survived by his parents Roderick S. and Patsy M. Piggott, brothers Marcus Piggott, of Newport News, and Jordan Piggott, of Chester; sister, Nicole Piggott of Chester; grand-mother, Lucy Oliver of Williamsburg; uncles, Kenneth Piggott, Albert Mazone, Nathaniel Mazone, Dwain Mazone, and Nathaniel Cobb; aunts, Vivian Cobb, Carrie Roberson, Flossie Smith, Margaret Wells, Evete Washington, Brenda Ralph, and Carrie Mazone; special uncles, Morris Cooper, George Piggott, and Wayne Braxton. The family will receive friends at the Chesterfield Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home & Cremation Service on Thursday, August 9 from 5 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, August 10 at the Southside Church of the Nazarene. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial contributions are made to the Roderick S. and Patsy M. Piggott for Malcolm Account through any Suntrust bank, which will be used for a scholarship fund in Malcolmâ??s memory. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .