Patrick L. Kelsey
June 28, 1945 ~ January 15, 2005
Resided in:
Asheville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Patrick Lauren Kelsey, 59, of Asheville, died Saturday, January 15, 2005, at Memorial Mission Hospital.
Mr. Kelsey was born in Silver City, NM and was a son of the late Harold and Alice Conway Kelsey.
He was a retired Captain with the US Air Force where he served for 26 years and more recently worked as a physician’s assistant at Hygeia Family Clinic. He was a ham radio operator and a member of the Western Carolina Amateur Radio Club.
Surviving are his wife Patricia Whittington Kelsey; a daughter DeAnna Kelsey Diaz and her husband Charles of Toronto, Canada; a son Patrick Kelsey and his wife Paula of Marietta, GA; and four grandchildren, Emily, Benjamin, Sarah and Ethan.
A memorial service will be held at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue.
Memorials may be made to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
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We will miss Pat. Our deepest sympathy goes to Patty and the family.
Dear Family
We are so sorry to hear of Pat’s passing. If there is any way the WCARS can help or if there is anything you need, please feel free to call me at 828-252-0583.
E.Scott McCabe
WCARS
ceo for t.a.w. ent
I worked with Patrick for many years at Mission Hospital. On dreary winter days or when things were hectic and seemed unorganized, Patrick would bound through the door with a beautiful smile and remind us all that the world was about love and laughter. He will be truly missed.
My thoughts and prayers are with each of you.
Patty, My thoughts and prayers are with you and the kids. Pat helped me though the most difficult time in my life and will always have a special place in my heart. He was such a dear friend to daddy, now they can be together again.
Patrick was always very nice to me and I will never forget him. May God be with his family in this time of sorrow.
I had the pleasure of meeting Pat last year when he so graciously came to my classroom to help my students take part in the Amateur Radio Roundup. He encouraged me to get my licence; when I did, he kindly loaned me one of his radios to use until I could choose one for myself. What a wonderful man he was. I consider it a blessing that I had the chance to get to know him. Even though I did not have many chances to visit with him after I moved, I enjoyed the emails he sent. I will miss him dearly.
Dear Patty and family:
I was saddened to learn of Pat’s passing over the weekend. It only seems like yesterday that you moved to Asheville and Pat got active with the radio club. I know I was blessed to have him working with me on club activites, and especially in the emergency management / communications work while I was the coordinator.
Know that your loss is shared by many. The legacy that Pat left shines in each of you. Thank you for sharing him with all of us.
Sincerely,
Dan Henderson, N1ND
225 Main St
Newington, CT 06111
I am one of the club members I thought a lot of pat Dean martin
MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, YOUR FAMILY WILL BE IN MY PRAYERS LOVE ALL YOU . LOUISE