Patrick Gerald Pomeroy

1932 - 2016

Pomeroy, Patrick Gerald
Patrick (Pat) Pomeroy of Mesa passed away on 6/27/16 at the age of 84. He was born March 17, 1932 to Francis Kimball and Eunice (Shurtliff) Pomeroy. He was a member of one of Mesa's pioneer families, a great-grandson of Francis Martin Pomeroy who was one of the founders of Mesa in 1878. He is survived by his wife Anne (Hawkes) and his children, Pamela Iorg (Lee), Kimball (Gina), Scott (Lori), Julie Woods (Larry), and Wayne (Becky). He was preceded in death by his wife Nancy (Osterloh). Pat is also survived by 22 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and his brother Wayne, several nieces, nephews and friends. Most of his life was spent in the field of education as a teacher, principal and Assistant Superintendent for Mesa Public Schools from 1972-88. He was one of 14 freeholders who wrote the Mesa City Charter in 1967. He served on the City Council from 1998-2002. Pat spent four years on active duty in the US Air Force and nineteen years in the Air Force Reserves and Arizona Air National Guard as a navigator retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He also served as a Bishop and temple worker in the LDS church. He and Nancy served a mission to the Salt Lake Temple Square Visitor's Center. Pat loved his heritage. He co-chaired a committee in 1988 to raise funds to place a monument to Mesa's founding pioneers in Pioneer Park. In 2012 he headed a family fund-raising project to erect a new headstone for his great-grandfather's grave to identify him as a "Founder." Services will be Saturday, July 2nd at 10 AM, with a viewing at 9 AM, at Greenfield Park Ward, 1249 S. 48th St., Mesa. A viewing at Bunker's Garden Chapel, 33 N. Centennial Way, will take place on Friday July 1st from 6-8 PM.