Rodney Kryst biography: 10 things about Cheslie Kryst’s father

Rodney A. Kryst is a resident of North Carolina, United States. He is the former husband of David Simpkins‘ wife April Simpkins.

Kryst and April have four children together. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He is of Polish descent.
2. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
3. He previously lived in York, South Carolina, USA and in Jackson, Michigan, USA.
4. He is a former bodybuilder.
5. In 1989, April gave birth to their daughter Page Kryst in Jackson. Page owns Page Veronica Salon, a salon in Charlotte.
6. In 1991, April gave birth to their daughter Cheslie Kryst in Jackson.
7. In 1993, April gave birth to their son Asa Kryst in Jackson. From 2011 to 2015, Asa studied marketing management and played soccer at the University of Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.
8. In 1997, April gave birth to their son Chandler Kryst in Tega Cay, South Carolina. Chandler is a football player who became a singer professionally known as Chan Luxe.
9. On May 2, 2019, his daughter Cheslie was crowned Miss USA 2019. In 2020, she said in a Father’s Day video, “My dad introduced me to athletics. He took my siblings and me to the track every weekend when we were young when we didn’t want to and he told us endless stories of his bodybuilding days.”
10. He was 62 years old when his daughter Cheslie died in New York City, New York, USA on January 30, 2022. On February 1, 2022, he told the New York Post that Chelsie was “pure as can be.” He explained, “She didn’t take any kind of drugs or prescription medication. She never had any kind of substance abuse problem.”