Rock Richard Woodland, Jr.
1975 - 2024
Rock Richard Woodland, Jr.
February 01, 1975 – August 26, 2024
Rock Richard Woodland, Jr, 49, passed away peacefully at The Kate B. Reynolds Hospice house, with his
family by his side, on Monday August 26, 2024 at Winston-Salem, NC.
He was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin on February 1, 1975, to Rock and Janice (Jordan) Woodland.
After he graduated Murdock High School, Winchendon, Massachusetts in 1993, he went on to serve in
the Navy as a helicopter mechanic on the USS San Jacinto CG 56 from 1994 to 1997. Rock always had a
passion for all things aviation and obtained his A&P license from East Coast Aerotek in October 2002.
Rock held various airplane mechanic jobs throughout the years, ranging from small and private aircraft
to commercial airliners. He was currently working for Signature Aviation in Greensboro.
Rock was very outgoing and always had the ability to engage in conversation with anyone. Rock enjoyed
riding his motorcycles and off-roading in his 4runner. He also loved to travel and explore new locations;
his favorite destinations were Key West and Nashville.
He is survived by his wife, Becky; his parents, Rock and Jan, his younger brother, Ryan (Trudy) and many
aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.
A special toast to Rock will be held 5-8 pm on Friday, October 11, 2024, at Sixty Six Grill in Winston-
Salem. We invite family and friends to come join as we reminisce and honor the life of Rock.
A Celebration of Life will be held 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Christian Bible Fellowship,
1290 Springwood Church Rd, Gibsonville, NC 27249 with Pastor Brian Hill officiating. The family will
receive friends one hour prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Trellis Supportive Care, 101 Hospice Lane,
Winston-Salem, NC 27103.
Rock’s family would like to extend special thanks to the staff at The Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home for
the loving and excellent care they showed and provided him. We also appreciate all the family and
friends who visited, encouraged and prayed for Rock during his last months.
I’ve known Rock through mutual friends for about nine years. We never went on any trips with he and Becky like some of the others, but we had a really good friendship out and about at East Coast Wings and 66. We’ve met up for the occasional beer, and just to shoot the chit. The things I will never forget about Rock, was his smile, his laugh, and the crazy stories we shared. Dude could have you laughing at any given moment. Even when we visited him at Hospice he was mostly upbeat. That says a lot about his character. He was a tough nut but also had a great heart. Lucy and I miss you already Buddy! CHEERS!!!!