Roderick Allen Payette, age 59, of Marathon, FL, passed away suddenly on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Roderick was born in Greenville, SC, on July 17, 1957, son of Albert and Phyllis (Russell) Payette. He was educated in St. Johnsbury graduating from St. Johnsbury Academy in 1975. He was employed in maintenance at Maple Grove for several years. He enjoyed spending time hunting, fishing, and exploring nature. He kept watch over the fiddlehead ferns each year and picked enough to share with family. He was a "jack of all trades" and always had a project he was working on. Roderick is survived by his parents: Phyllis Mae (Russell) Payette and Albert David Payette of St. Johnsbury Center; a son: Lukas Payette (Lynsi Degree) of Burlington, VT; a daughter: Corinne Payette-Raftery (Erik Raftery) of Boston, MA; a step-daughter: Angela Carpenter (John Hurd) of Chester, VT: a brother: Andre Payette (Karen) of Lyndonville, VT; a sister: Alydia Payette of Derby, VT; and a nephew: Derek Garand (Jennifer) of Danville, VT; and grandchildren: Kassidy, Kameron, and Kimberly Cummings. Roderick was predeceased by Donna (Comeau) Payette his soul mate and the mother of his children on October 2, 2016; his paternal grandparents: William and Ella (Rock) Payette; maternal grandparents: Leonard Russell and Mae (Govro) Russell and his beloved Sunki Dog. Burial will be at the St. Johnsbury Center Cemetery in the spring.