Pattie was my favorite neice. Her loss is unexplainable and that she is gone is without a doubt an unbearable thought. We were close beyond any beleivable compare. May the pain of her loss soon expire but not her smile and personality.

MAY PATTIE REST IN PEACE
VERSIE AND ALBERT MARKS

My best friend of 42 years- the sun-shiniest person the Lord ever created! You found beauty in absolutely everyone and everything. around you. Somehow, you made each person you encountered feel special, appreciated and important. Your smile so simple and sweet illuminated even the darkest of rooms, your laughter … melted hearts.
One thing I know for certain- you loved me in such an unselfish way. I had to beg you to stop buying me stuff, but everywhere I look in my house, there’s something you made, painted, gifted or re-gifted me.
What will I do without you?
You made life worth living.
If there ever was an earth angel, it was you.
I love you, Darlin’.
Karen

Pattie was like my second mom. Always there to listen and give advice and always cheering me on and making me feel good. Somehow she had this sixth sense to know when I was having a bad day and my messages would pop up with her saying how so proud of me even when I wasn’t proud of myself. She’s is a absolute legend of a human that I’ll always love and miss dearly.

It is hard to figure a point to start, as this is shocking beyond what my words can explain. My mom was and is a light in our lives. Ever since I was a child, she told Walter and I, all she ever wanted in life is to be a mom. Every friend we brought into the house was an extension of us. She had many lasting connections with Walter’s friends, mainly: Hassan, Robert, Dylan. Whom I joke with about being the favorite child. Her capacity for caring stretched beyond Walter his friends and me and into those she met throughout her life. My dad, her husband, and also her financier, voice of reason and largest supporter; he gave her everything she could have ever wanted. He demonstrated what ‘for better or worse, in sickness and in health’ really means. Karen, her best friend for the majority of her life. Kasey, her niece as well as her children, who my mother saw as grandchildren to her. She was a listening ear to many, a supportive friend and a loving mother. My dad once said to me “if you have a problem the needs to be fixed call me, if you want to complain about a problem, then call your mom.”. To which I proceeded to hang up and call my mom.
When we were kids, we went to wildlife care centers, the everglades, flamingo gardens, tree tops park and many other joke about how proud of us she was, even the smallest accomplishments. When I bought 4 chickens, she was so places after school. She loved animals and sharing that with us (her children). As Walter and I grew older, we would proud. When Walter caught good waves surfing, she was proud. My mom was not ashamed to pour praise onto people and let them know she cares.
For those especially impacted by my mother’s loss, I would like to thank you for contributing to the happiness in my mother’s life. Do not dwell on what you wish you had done, or said, or visited more, as that did not matter to her. Sitting on the phone and painting was her FAVORITE pastime. I truly believe she knew no greater joy than the joy of others. She loved the stories and companionship given to her from friends and family near and far. While I am saddened beyond belief to know I will not get another “Hello daughter” on the end of my phone line, I am able to find peace that she led a life in a place she loved, full of happiness, and surrounded by people who cared about her.
For many of us, including myself, we think about what she will miss in the future, but she would want us to focus on what she experienced. My mom was married for 37 years, had two children, dove all around the world, had all of the pet turtles, iguanas, lizards, frogs and snakes she could have ever wanted, and had a large group of people who truly loved her for who she was. As grief and sorrow come in waves, please remember the best times with her, and feel free to share any good Pattie stories you have!

Oh my dearest Pattie. From the first time I met you I was constantly laughing. I remember walking up to your house with Warrick and Julianna and Cole knowing that your Walter and Katie were the same ages as my oldest. It must’ve been around 4 in the afternoon. You opened the door and looked so happy to meet us. Then you said, shhh… we are putting the kids to bed. I said, at 4 o’clock? How is that working? You then replied with, not too well and we burst out laughing. You said you needed alone time with Chip because he had been out of town.
The girl weekend we went away to a hotel kept me laughing and crying, the boat ride with both of our families was such a fun and wonderful day. The animals you saved and homed, the dance parties you walked in on at my house when Julianna and Katie were on the kitchen table and Warrick, Walter, and Cole were sliding across the floor, the casseroles we exchanged ( well it pretty much was one sided- lol)the surgery you helped me with, and the times I helped you in sickness and recovery, the limo and Jimmy Buffet concert, trusting me with your baby girl for almost a month visiting us in NC, the friendship, advice, hugs, and the love…..You helped me so much with the loss of Warrick and when he visited you, the email you sent me I will forever keep. I pray to Our Lord that He wraps your family in love and healing and I pray that Warrick found you in Heaven. You brought so much joy to my life and so many great memories. I love you forever and ever my friend…..

OMG Patti, we were just talking when she asked me for my younger brother’s eulogy.
Patti was his 1st kiss, they were both the babies of their families. I loved our talks both when we were neighbors and later as friends. I’m so sorry for the family’s loss she was truly a light in the world. I will miss her and our talks.