Joseph Patrick Temple
August 16, 1941 ~ May 27, 2022
Born in:
Reidsville, NC
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Joseph Patrick Temple of Asheville, NC passed away on May 27, 2022, after a short illness. Patrick was born on August 16, 1941, to Lloyd and Dorothy Temple of Reidsville, North Carolina.
After Patrick graduated from Reidsville Senior High School in 1960, where he was a star basketball player, he went on to study at Hargrave Military Academy and then East Carolina University. After graduating from ECU Patrick started his first job at Kimberly-Clark as a sales representative, kick-starting a long and successful career in sales and management.
In 1981, Patrick met Zada Robinson of Asheville and they later became married. Zada has been a loving and faithful wife and stepmother to Patrick’s 4 adult children for almost 40 years.
Upon retirement, Patrick spent his time driving military recruits to their entrance processing from Western North Carolina to Charlotte’s Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS), a job which he was so proud of.
Patrick was preceded in death by his father, Lloyd in 1977 and his mother, Dorothy in 2001.
He is survived by his wife Zada Robinson Temple of Asheville, NC, his sister Mary Lloyd Temple Snider of Havelock, NC, and his adult children Hamilton Temple of Cary, NC, Patterson Temple-Ford of Center Valley, PA, Andrew Temple of Charleston, SC and Abigail Temple-Gavalas of Charleston, SC. Patrick also has 9 grandchildren. Taylor Temple of Hickory NC, Parker Temple Wassilchak of Charlotte, NC, McLain Temple of Charlotte, NC, Riley Temple of Cary, NC, Garrity Ford of Center Valley, PA, O’Neill Ford of Center Valley, PA, William Ford of Center Valley, PA, Benjamin Temple of Charleston, SC and Jack Temple of Charleston, SC.
Services will be held at 11:00 am on Friday, June 10th at St. Eugene Catholic Church, 72 Culvern Street, Asheville, NC 28804
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Asheville Humane Society or Brother Wolf.
Services
Funeral Mass: June 10, 2022 11:00 am
St. Eugene's Catholic Church
72 Culvern Street
Asheville, NC 28804
828-252-3535
Funeral Home Assisting The Family:
Groce Funeral Home - Patton Ave.
1401 Patton Ave.
Asheville, NC 28806
(828)252-3535
http://www.grocefuneralhome.com
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Georgia Lee Adams Wilder
When Pat was in between sales jobs in 1974, he graciously consented to pilot our company plane or run errands for us when we were short handed. He proved his mettle on one flight to Fort Lauderdale when the electronics went out and he decided to buzz the tower to alert them of his problem. They immediately halted all the jets from landing until he could land our little single engine Cessna 172. Of course, there was quite a reception awaiting them when Pat and my partner departed the aircraft.
Pat, I’m sure you got a better reception when you departed this flight.
When Pat was in between sales jobs in 1974, he graciously consented to pilot our company plane or run errands for us when we were short handed. He proved his mettle on one flight to Fort Lauderdale when the electronics went out and he decided to buzz the tower to alert them of his problem. They immediately halted all the jets from landing until he could land our little single engine Cessna 172. Of course, there was quite a reception awaiting them when Pat and my partner departed the aircraft.
Pat, I’m sure you got a better reception this time when you departed this flight.
Zada, I was saddened to read of the death of Patrick. My husband died in 2020. It is hard and I am so sorry for your grief.
Zada, I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.