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Patrick Ward Stanhope

Patrick Stanhope Obituary

Patrick Ward Stanhope

December 15, 1950 - December 20, 2023

Chihuahua, Mexico, Kansas - Patrick Ward Stanhope, 73, of Wichita, Kansas, passed away on December 20, 2023, in Chihuahua, Mexico. He was born on December 15, 1950, in Wichita, Kansas, to JoAnn and Bill Stanhope.

Patrick, loved his familia. He cherished his wife, Leticia Medina, his daughter, Renee Paola Garcia Medina, and his grandchildren, Andres Patricio Colmenero-Garcia, and Paola Geraldine Flores Garcia. His grandchildren and five Chihuahuas meant everything to him.

Patrick served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. After his military service, he pursued his love for journalism and studied at Kansas University. Writing poetry and supporting the Wounded Warriors Project were his passions.

Adios El Capitan, you are unforgettable! May your soul find peace in eternity.

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Published by Wichita Eagle from Jan. 16 to Jan. 25, 2024.

Memories and Condolences
for Patrick Stanhope

21 Entries

Marti Lamar

February 15, 2024

An example of Pat´s poetry.

...wearing beandip lipstick
and fishhook earrings.
She think she would make
a great anglers fold out,
and must have been kidding
when she told us she still
considers a career in a convent

Marti Lamar

February 15, 2024

Pat´s creative descriptions create vivid pictures in my mind....

Sweat stains on a Stetson.

on the white sands
of your imagination.

As the snow melted
like vigil candles
and the wind leaned in
from the south.

Marti Lamar

February 15, 2024

Pieces of Pat´s poetry

Elms and oaks were knocked
to the ground and rain
pounded the geraniums senseless

Marti

Kelly Fenton

February 11, 2024

Pat was a real talent with a gift for language, a keen eye and a giant heart and soul.
I hope he didn´t feel his talent was ignored though I myself am guilty of only now appreciating it. I´m sorry for his loss.

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Bill Stanhope

February 11, 2024

Pat leaves behind his talent of poetry in his books, BLUE METRO and WRECK ON THE PRARIE.

Marti Lamar

February 11, 2024

The author, Jim Villanueva, Pig Iron Press, wrote this about Pat´s poetry, "His compositions are full of raw locomotion and spontaneous combustion."
I cherish his poetry.

Adrian C. Louis, fellow journalist

February 11, 2024

Adrian C. Lois, author of FIRE WATER WORLD, wrote this about Pat´s poetry, "His poems flow down smoothly like fine aged wine, but hit the stomach like hundred proof vodka."

Carrie Talton

February 11, 2024

Pat´s poetry speaks of the wind in many stanzas. I will always think of him when the wind blows.

Therese Cabell

February 10, 2024

Poet, comedian journalist and a discerning voice that made a difference in other people´s life. What a guy! What a loss! RIP Pat.

Marti Lamar

February 6, 2024

Pat´s poetry is inspiring to young writers. His word choice is dynamic.
"`Unable to speak, darkness
was stretching out
like the black wings
of a crow when figures
in paintings stepped from
their steel and wooden frames
and began speaking in languages
I had never heard.
Fiery pin wheels rolled off the
ceiling and out an open window.
A creature with miserable teeth
jumped from the book shelf,
vanished in mid air
as I threw my hands over my eyes and hoped for the best.
Danni Woody

Marti Lamar

February 6, 2024

Pat had a creative imagination who heard the "wind in cornstalks clicking like drumsticks peppering the rim of a snare."

ML

February 5, 2024

I will always enjoy reading the poems that Pat wrote. In one of his poems, he wrote...
"... and if you listen closely
you can hear him
coming down the wind´s path
calling out your name.
you can hear him singing,
calling you back,
guiding you home."

RIP Pat, Happy Trails

Bobbie

February 4, 2024

I loved Pat´s poetry. From his book, Wreck On The Prairie, he wrote this.... " I told my mother that when the time came,
when the moon poured
a last bucket of light
Into my eyes,
to dress me in rough cotton,
lay me in a pine box
and bury me
in the Flint Hills
where the wind would
hold my hands
and I could give the Earth
an offering, a small token
of all I had taken.

Marti Lamar

January 30, 2024

Renee

January 29, 2024

Joseph Dunegan d

January 27, 2024

Pat was a good friend we were the same age he lived in Colwich and we lived in Wichita as kids growing up and I always thought of him as a cousin and a friend. We had some good times as kids . I am sure he will be missed. Mr & Mrs Joseph Dunegan

Ralph W. Worlein

January 21, 2024

The last time I saw Pat was when Teresa brought him out to celebrate my birthday many years ago. i did not know he was in the country so it was a great surprise! Darryl Osburn and I spoke about him often.
We always considered him a good and trusted friend.
I tried to phone the family but could not find a number. My best to all of you.

Patty Lane

January 21, 2024

My sympathy and prayers to the Stanhope family.

Karla Dunegan McKinney

January 16, 2024

To the Stanhope family. I still think of the fun times our families had growing up together. I have often thought about Pat over the years and am so sorry to hear of his passing. You are all in my prayers.

January 16, 2024

RIP Big Brother. Thanks for the good times and laughs. You were quite a character. You will be missed.

Harry Simpson

January 16, 2024

Fair winds and following seas sailor. "Boatswain... Standby to pipe the side... Shipmate's going Ashore..." Thank you Patrick for your service to this nation. UI.S. Navy, Vietnam War.

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