J. Michael Enyedy II

J. Michael (Mike) Enyedy II, age 87, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2023. Mike was Wilmington’s Hospital Engineer, overseeing two of the largest hospital construction projects in the City’s history, the construction of Christiana Hospital and the first major addition to Nemours Children’s Hospital.
Mike began his construction career as an officer in the United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Navy Seabees. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam, followed by additional duties leading the construction of refit facilities for the Trident submarine program and ending his 20-years of active duty at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis at the rank of Commander.
Following his naval service, he joined the Alfred I. duPont Institute in 1978 to oversee the construction of a major addition to the Nemours Children’s Hospital. Following completion of the project, he joined the Medical Center of Delaware to transform a corn field in Christiana into a 700-bed hospital, which was then the largest such facility built from the ground up in the nation. After construction was complete, he continued as the Head of Facilities for the Medical Center, overseeing further expansions at both the Christiana and Wilmington Hospitals, which comprised over one million square feet of state-of-the-art healthcare facilities. He retired from full-time work at the Medical Center in 2002 and continued to provide consulting support until 2018. Mike also served on the Board of the Ronald McDonald House, managing the construction of the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware, and consulted on construction projects for Delaware Hospice.
Mike was born on May 22, 1935, in Elmira, New York, and graduated from Elmira’s Southside High School in 1953. He received a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Penn State University in 1958 and an MBA from George Washington University in 1971.
Mike is survived by his loving wife of twenty-three years, Eleanor of Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, and pre-deceased by JoAnn, his first wife of thirty eight years; he is also survived by his children Mike and wife Donna Enyedy of New Castle, Delaware, Mark and wife Nancy Enyedy of Boston Massachusetts, Dana and husband Dennis Sargent, of Wentzville, Missouri, and Vincent Edward (Eddy) and Jacquelyne (Jackie) Leo of Landenberg, Pennsylvania; grandchildren Michael and wife Alice Enyedy of Harrison, Maine, Lt. David Enyedy (USMC) of Okinawa, Japan, Lt. Dennis Sargent of Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, Vincent Leo of Arlington, Virginia, Alex Sargent of Hilton Head, South Carolina, Richard (Jack) Leo of Landenberg, Pennsylvania, Annie Leo of Landenberg, Pennsylvania, Anthony Petrucelli, West Lake, Florida, Mark and Lindsey Newman of New Castle, Delaware, and George and Danielle Newman of Townsend, Delaware; and great grandchildren Josie and James (Jamie) Enyedy of Harrison Maine, Jacob Newman of New Castle, Delaware, and Emily Newman of Townsend, Delaware.
A viewing for Mike will be held from 5-7 pm on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at Chandler Funeral Home, 2506 Concord Pike, Wilmington, Delaware. A prayer service will be held on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at 10:30 am with a viewing held from 9:30-10:30 am at the funeral home. Burial will follow immediately after at St. Joseph’s on the Brandywine Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations in honor of Mike’s life can be made to the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware or the Disabled Veterans National Foundation.
For online condolences, please visit Chandlerfuneralhome.com.