Patrick M. Patterson
Patrick M. Patterson, 57, of Shawnee, Kansas, passed away, Wednesday, January 18, 2012, at his home.
Pat was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He served in the Marine Corps for 20 years, retiring as a Gunnery Sgt. in 1993. He was a founding member of the Rogue’s Gallery of KC and he never missed a Renaissance Festival in Kansas City where he was known as Argon of the Bluehand.
He is survived by his wife, Carol, of the home; a son, Michael (Melissa) Patterson, Overland Park, Kansas; step-daughters, Karen Webb, Bobbie Salter, and Samantha Means, all of Pekin, Illinois; a sister, Linda (David) Wadkins, Shawnee, Kansas; brothers, Robin (Ruthie) Patterson, Kansas City, Kansas, and Jeff Patterson, Kansas City, Missouri; and five grandchildren.
Visitation and Funeral Services
Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, January 20, 2012, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2012, at the chapel with burial in Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens.
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Pat – You were one of the best and most genuine people I’ve ever known. Your ready smile, your positive outlook, your wonderful sense of humor and fun, your generosity, your kindness and your great hugs will be missed by so many. I’m grateful that my years-long participation at the renaissance festival allowed me to meet and become friends with you and Carol, Dan and Norma and Larry – the Marines. Together you founded and brought together two groups of wonderful people – the Rogues Gallery and the Fallen Angels – all in the name of fun and fellowship.
To Carol, Michael & Melissa and all the members of his extended family – may you have nothing but sweet and happy memories of the ordinary but extraordinary loving man who was husband, father, grandfather, uncle and so much more. Thank you for sharing him with all of us fortunate enough to call him friend. Know that we are here to support and continue to love you.
To Dan, Norma, Larry and all of his long-time and loyal friends who have supported, cared for, prayed for, labored for Pat and Carol in the past and especially in the past few difficult months – you are amazing and you have to know how much Pat loved you all. It is said we are known by the company we keep – and Pat played no small part in building the amazing company of friends left behind.
To those who only knew of Pat, were just briefly acquainted or knew him not at all – he was one of the good guys. One of millions who lived his life without fanfare – just a good, honest, decent guy. He was proud to be a Marine, a husband, a father and a friend. He was a gentleman who spoke well of nearly everyone, he was loyal and always had a ready smile or laugh.
We miss him sorely, but I believe each of us knows all we need do is picture him in our mind’s eye and he is there with us. He will be missed, remembered and loved as long as the rest of us live.
Rest well Patrick and know you are loved.
To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die.
Semper Fi
Hello, so sorry for your loss. I met Pat through Tullamore and seeing him at their gigs at O’Malley’s. He and Dan were always good for some entertaining comments toward the band. He also was very kind to my daughter Ellen who is attending KCAI. She went to a gig while at school and sat with Dan and Pat. Made her feel very welcome even though she didn’t know them.
Pat: Thank you for sharing your great smile with so many. You’re one of the reasons I loved being in ren fest. *raises a glass* You are greatly missed, my friend.
I did not know Mr. Patterson, but his daughter, Bobbie, attends my class at college. I know that he was very important to her. He must have been a fantastic father to raise such a wonderful daughter. My condolences to the family.
Greg and I always enjoyed stopping to chat awhile with Pat at faire. He always had a smile and an onery twinkle in his eye. He will be missed dearly. Our condolenses go out to Carol, his family and all his friends.
May your memory find a safe harbor in each of our hearts.
Capt Barbossa, Mrs Barbossa and Swab
Pat was someone everyone could love for a multitude of reasons. He had a great sense of humor, an infectious smile, and he always had a hug ready and waiting. He was a great person and that greatness shone from within his soul. Heaven has gotten one great new light but the world will not lose any of it’s brightness because He will still be shining down on all of us.
I did not know Patrick well,but i heard so many remarkable things about him, My condolences go out to the whole entire family.
To Pat’s family:
You’ve lost someone greatly dear to many people. For this, I am sorry. A soldier on more fields than any of us could ever invision, for this I cry. A friend greater may not have ever been found, for this…I hope.
For you, I pray for happiness, for now he dances where there is no war, where there is no pain, where he waits. He waits for each of us, one by one to join him, that he may embrace us when we enter the Halls. I pray your pain, your grief is short lived, as he would want to be rememberred with a smile. By grace, by love… I wish for peace in your hearts the most. That you find the light of a smile, the joy of laughter through these dark times.
To Pat: you lived life with honor, joy and love. For that, we will miss you. For everything that made you you, we celebrate. May you be one of the first to welcome us all as we find ourselves stepping into the Halls. Rest well, dear friend, for when we meet again, there will be great revelry. In peace. In love. I bid you rest.
I met Pat and his friend Dan at a CD releaes party for Tullamore. Thanks to Mark Clavey,I was granted the opportunity to spend time and get to know them over that evening as well as the following years. May peace with with him and his family as he ends one long journey and begins a new adventure. My thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time.