Patrick was born in Montreal, Canada in 1932. The family moved in 1934 to Toronto where Patrick was raised. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1957 with a degree in Electrical Engineering.
In 1958, Patrick married Dorothy Meyer- a union that lasted 62 years.
Six months after marriage they moved to Storrs, Connecticut where Patrick studied for a master's degree in E.E. Patrick then moved to Ohio state where he taught at Ohio State University and obtained a PhD in Electrical Engineering.
He took a teaching position at West Virginia University and in the summers worked at Boeing, Seattle. He loved the Pacific Northwest and took a permanent position at Boeing and served on The Clyde Hill Council for 8 years. In 1975 Patrick and Dorothy became American citizens.
Patrick was the father of six children, Frank, Jerome, and Michael Hawkins, Andrea Hermey, Stephanie Gibson, and Marybeth Petersen. Patrick was grandfather- Papa to eleven- Chris, Zoe, Grace, Vivienne, and Andrew Hawkins, Jake Corcoran, Nora and Tess Gibson, Eleanor, Malcolm, and Charlotte Petersen.
Patrick was very much loved and sadly missed.
Published in the Seattle Times on January 24, 2021
In 1958, Patrick married Dorothy Meyer- a union that lasted 62 years.
Six months after marriage they moved to Storrs, Connecticut where Patrick studied for a master's degree in E.E. Patrick then moved to Ohio state where he taught at Ohio State University and obtained a PhD in Electrical Engineering.
He took a teaching position at West Virginia University and in the summers worked at Boeing, Seattle. He loved the Pacific Northwest and took a permanent position at Boeing and served on The Clyde Hill Council for 8 years. In 1975 Patrick and Dorothy became American citizens.
Patrick was the father of six children, Frank, Jerome, and Michael Hawkins, Andrea Hermey, Stephanie Gibson, and Marybeth Petersen. Patrick was grandfather- Papa to eleven- Chris, Zoe, Grace, Vivienne, and Andrew Hawkins, Jake Corcoran, Nora and Tess Gibson, Eleanor, Malcolm, and Charlotte Petersen.
Patrick was very much loved and sadly missed.
Published in the Seattle Times on January 24, 2021
Patrick was born in Montreal, Canada in 1932. The family moved in 1934 to Toronto where Patrick was raised. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1957 with a degree in Electrical Engineering.
In 1958, Patrick married Dorothy Meyer- a union that lasted 62 years.
Six months after marriage they moved to Storrs, Connecticut where Patrick studied for a master's degree in E.E. Patrick then moved to Ohio state where he taught at Ohio State University and obtained a PhD in Electrical Engineering.
He took a teaching position at West Virginia University and in the summers worked at Boeing, Seattle. He loved the Pacific Northwest and took a permanent position at Boeing and served on The Clyde Hill Council for 8 years. In 1975 Patrick and Dorothy became American citizens.
Patrick was the father of six children, Frank, Jerome, and Michael Hawkins, Andrea Hermey, Stephanie Gibson, and Marybeth Petersen. Patrick was grandfather- Papa to eleven- Chris, Zoe, Grace, Vivienne, and Andrew Hawkins, Jake Corcoran, Nora and Tess Gibson, Eleanor, Malcolm, and Charlotte Petersen.
Patrick was very much loved and sadly missed.
Published in the Seattle Times on January 24, 2021
In 1958, Patrick married Dorothy Meyer- a union that lasted 62 years.
Six months after marriage they moved to Storrs, Connecticut where Patrick studied for a master's degree in E.E. Patrick then moved to Ohio state where he taught at Ohio State University and obtained a PhD in Electrical Engineering.
He took a teaching position at West Virginia University and in the summers worked at Boeing, Seattle. He loved the Pacific Northwest and took a permanent position at Boeing and served on The Clyde Hill Council for 8 years. In 1975 Patrick and Dorothy became American citizens.
Patrick was the father of six children, Frank, Jerome, and Michael Hawkins, Andrea Hermey, Stephanie Gibson, and Marybeth Petersen. Patrick was grandfather- Papa to eleven- Chris, Zoe, Grace, Vivienne, and Andrew Hawkins, Jake Corcoran, Nora and Tess Gibson, Eleanor, Malcolm, and Charlotte Petersen.
Patrick was very much loved and sadly missed.
Published in the Seattle Times on January 24, 2021
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