AUDREA MITCHELL OBITUARY
AUDREA Bono MITCHELL
Bono
Mitchell, 75, of Arlington, VA passed away peacefully at her home on
Sunday, October 2, 2022. She was a gifted artist, successful business
owner in DC and Virginia, generous benefactor of the arts and mentor to
many young artists and designers. She had a long and successful life as a
magazine designer and graphic artist in the Washington, DC, and
Arlington area. She graduated from George Washington University in 1969
with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Over the years she worked in the
graphic design department at ABC News; graphic design at NAHB; art
director of Bono Mitchell Graphics in DC and Arlington; Co-owner with
Tom Specht, and Art Director of BonoTom Studio in Arlington. Bono
retired in 2017 and enjoyed a life full of friends and family. She
traveled widely, painting watercolor landscapes at every destination.
She enjoyed weekends at her Chesapeake Bay house on Kent Island and
couldn't wait to get back there to view the beautiful bay. Bono was
preceded in death by her loving mother and father Autrey B. Mitchell and
Margaret L. Mitchell of Stevensville Md, niece Audrey Simpson and
brother-in-law Milton T. Calhoun. She is survived by her two loving
sisters, Gaye Calhoun of Mclean Va and Sissie Simpson and husband Keggs
Simpson of Ocean Isle, NC, nieces and nephews Melody Newton, Brett and
his wife, Jennifer Calhoun, Tara Calhoun, Pete Calhoun, as well as a
host of great nieces and nephews and other family members. In lieu of
flowers, please make a contribution to your favorite charity or to fundraiser.michaeljfox.org
in behalf of her beloved friend Richard Thompson. Gravesite funeral is
planned for Monday, October 17, 2022, 1 p.m. at the Remington Cemetery
in Remington, VA.
