Patricia L. Kylen

Patricia L. KYLEN Patricia Lee Kylen, 76, died peacefully while sleeping in the early hours of Tuesday, January 18th at Northwest Hospital after a 7-year battle with multiple cancers. Patricia is survived by her husband Richard S. Kylen, 9 children and 8 grand children. Patricia was born in Juneau, Alaska on March 20, 1934 moved to Mercer Island as a young child and enjoyed riding streetcars while visiting Seattle. She once said, "My favorite thing as a child was sliding on the mahogany benches in the streetcars when they went up or down hills". After attending Seattle University, Patti worked at Boeing and other companies before spending the last 26 years of her career working for The City of Seattle as an Administrative Staff Assistant for Customer Services and Office Services at Seattle Center. Some of Patti's favorite things in life were reading books for her book club and spending time in Hawaii with her husband. She has known some of the women in her book club more than 50 years. Patti was a great supporter of The Association for Catholic Childhood. There has been an endowment fund setup in memory of Patricia Lee Kylen for The Association for Catholic Childhood, and donations can be sent in her name to: The Association for Catholic Childhood - 100 23rd Ave South Seattle, WA 98144-2302 The Memorial Service will be held at Our Lady of Fatima, 3301 W. Dravus St., Seattle, WA 98199, this Friday, January 28th at 11:00 a.m., followed by a reception.