Patrick William McGlennon

MCGLENNON, Patrick William (Pat) passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on December 28, 2023 at the age of 73. Pat, the son of Richard and Dolores McGlennon was born in San Francisco, CA on December 29, 1949. Pat is survived by his high school sweetheart and devoted wife of 51 years, Sue, and their children Eric McGlennon (Jen), Shawna Owen (Bryan), Katie Ehrlich (Drew), and Patrick McGlennon (Erin), his grandchildren, Jayda, Shane, and Beckett McGlennon, Callie and Kyla Owen, and Nolan and Nora Ehrlich. He is also survived by his sister, Maureen Glanville, his brothers, Mike, Brian, and Rich McGlennon, and nieces, nephews, grand nieces, and grand nephews.

At a very young age, Pat's family moved to San Mateo where he went to St. Gregory's Grammar School. He could always be found out in the street or at a local park playing some kind of ball with his buddies. He then attended Serra High School where he excelled in football, basketball, and baseball. In recognition of his tremendous athletic abilities, Pat was later inducted into the Serra High School Athletic Hall of Fame. After leaving Serra, he attended Washington State University and then graduated in 1972 from San Jose State University. Upon graduation, Pat returned to Serra where he taught world history and coached football and basketball. As a teacher and a coach, Pat mentored his students and athletes and his emphasis was to teach, to motivate, and to have them compete at one's highest individual level possible.

After seven years at Serra, Pat joined the company his dad started, The R. J. McGlennon Co. (Maclac), a lacquer manufacturing company. He worked there with his dad and 3 brothers as a salesman for 41 years and then retired when the business was sold in 2020.

Pat was full of life and lived his life to the fullest. Throughout his entire life he was extremely competitive in everything he did, whether it be raising his 4 children, interacting with his grandkids, sales, sports, or just hanging out with friends. Pat did everything with 110% effort. If there was one thing that Pat was, that was determined. No matter what the challenge or request was, he gave his all to ensure he exceeded all expectations whether for himself or others. Until his death from esophageal cancer, he continued to play baseball, golf, and cycled each day of the week, refusing to let the cancer interfere with his active lifestyle. Pat had a tremendous sense of humor and was very frequently the life of a party. Furthermore, he always tried to bring the best out of each person he interacted with, making them feel very special. However, Pat was also well known for his mouth, not holding back his opinions and he had a knack for telling it like it is. He always told you the truth even if it wasn't what you wanted to hear. His extensive vocabulary was more than highly proficient at knowing more curse words than most people.

As much as a successful business person and sportsman that Pat was, above all else, he treasured his family the most. He reveled in the love of his close knit family and felt so blessed that all of his children lived close by. He was a loyal friend to many and had a knack for making people feel good about themselves. Pat was an honorable man and touched the lives of so many. The loss of his presence assures us that our lives will never be the same. On the other hand, given Pat's zest for life, things may never be the same in heaven. May Pat now rest in peace in the loving arms of his Father in heaven.

Family and friends are respectfully invited to attend the memorial services for Pat at Saint Raymond Church (1100 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park). A vigil/wake will be held on January 3rd at 6pm and a Celebration of Life Mass will be on January 4th at 10:30am.

The family requests those who wish to express sympathy to consider making a donation to Saint Francis Center in Pat's name.

St. Francis Center: 151 Buckingham Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063