Patrick Joseph "Pat" Mohan

MOHAN, Patrick "Pat" Joseph Patrick "Pat" Joseph Mohan of Coventry passed away Tuesday, (November 29, 2005), into God's tender embrace in the family home he built, with a fire burning in his fireplace and Irish music in the background, just as he wished. He was surrounded by his beloved and devoted wife of 50 years, Elizabeth (Betty) Feeney and his five loving children. Born in Claran, Headford, County Galway, Ireland on March 10, 1924, the son of the late John and Catherine (Swift) Mohan of County Galway, Ireland, Pat immigrated to America on November 22, 1947, and settled in Hartford, where he began his career as a bricklayer and plasterer. Pat spent more than 50 consecutive years as a proud member of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Hartford Local 1, earning him a lifetime membership. He retired from the University of Connecticut mason shop in 1991. Pat was a devoted Catholic, active in St. Mary Parish, Coventry as a communicant. He volunteered his craft to assist in the rebuilding of St. Patrick Church in Hartford after the church was damaged by fire and was proud to lay the corner stone upon its completion. Pat also assisted in the rebuilding of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. He was a third degree member of St. Jude's Council of Coventry and past Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus. Pat was a member of the Willimantic Irish Club and a lifetime member of the Irish American Home Society of Glastonbury where he was a faithful and untiring volunteer through the years as chairperson of the Coventry St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee, the Irish Festival, and the Retirees Group. Pat is survived by and will always remain in the loving memory of his five children, Beth Mohan, Catherine (Cathy) Mohan Hallisey and son-in-law Brendan Hallisey, Mary Mohan, Patrick (Pat) Mohan Jr., and daughter-in-law Catherine (Kate) Saunders Mohan, and John Mohan; and his cherished grandchildren Maureen and Bonnie Fewel, Catherine and Maura Hallisey, Patrick Mohan, Joseph and Melissa Aubin, and Nora Mohan. Pat is also survived by his brother Thomas Mohan and sister-in-law Kathleen of County Galway, Ireland and his brother-in-law John and Kay Feeney of Coventry. He was predeceased by his brothers Frank Mohan, John Mohan and his beloved sister, Sr. Elinor Mohan, O.S.F. He is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and godchildren who loved and adored him. Although we mourn Pat's passing, we will always celebrate the life he lived. A proud Irishman who loved to sing and listen to his Irish music, Pat was just as proud of his American citizenship and loved his adoptive country. His legacy will be the unconditional love he showered on his family and friends. Pat's family will receive friends and relatives at his home at 70 Bunker Hill Rd., Coventry, TODAY, from 12noon-8 p.m. (Please contact Coventry Funeral Home for directions.) A mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, December 3, at St. Mary Church, Route 31, Coventry, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Irish American Home Society Scholarship Fund, 132 Commerce St., Glastonbury, CT, 06033.