'Just Gotta Keep Going': Rockford Honors Man Who Died of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

'Just gotta keep going': Rockford honors man who died of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

ROCKFORD, Mich. (WOOD) — The city of Rockford dedicated a memorial plaque to one of their own, who died of a form of muscular dystrophy in November. Mitchell Peterson, 28, was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a deadly genetic disorder that slowly robs people's muscle strength, in 1999 when he was three years old. He died in November. "Mitchell's favorite thing to say was, 'You just gotta keep going' and I think that goes for all of us…

Mitchell's Run Thru Rockford Marks 27th Year with Special Memorial Dedication

ROCKFORD, Mich., Aug. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend, the Rockford community will come together once again for the 27th Annual Mitchell's Run Thru Rockford (MRTR), a USATF-certified 5K run/walk and Kids K benefiting Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a…