Patrick Rafferty

Patrick Rafferty

Patrick Rafferty Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Mar. 5, 2003.
RAFFERTY - Patrick W., 64, of Dennis, MA, formerly of Windsor Locks and Glastonbury, in Hyannis, MA on Friday, Feb. 28, 2003. Husband of Edith E. (Griswold) Rafferty; father of Kelley Glowa and her husband Ted, Thomas Rafferty and his wife Barbara; son of Thomas and Mary (Cuff) Rafferty; grandfather of Michael and James Glowa, Patrick and Kaihley Rafferty; brother of Mary Jane Truting of Simsbury, CT, and Donna Nosal of Manchester, CT. A memorial service will be held in St. Paul's Church, Main Street, Glastonbury, CT, on Thursday, March 6, 2003 at 11 a.m. Contributions in Patrick's memory may be made to Davenport-Mugar Cancer Center, Cape Cod Hospital, 27 Park St., P.O. Box 640, Hyannis, MA 02601. Additional information and guest book, www.dbafunerals. com.SACHT - of Falmouth, March 3, 2003, Albert R. Sacht. Beloved husband of Cynthia (Swift) Sacht and the late Emma (Rafferty) Sacht; loving father of Keith Sacht, his wife Judith, and their children Erica, Christopher, Joshua and Rachel, all of West Yarmouth; stepfather of David S. Regan, his wife Mary, and their son Todd, all of E. Falmouth; and Lynn Richardson, her husband James, and their children, Claire and Colin, all of E. Falmouth; brother of his twin Edna Eckstrom of Pocasset and Constance Thomas of Bourne. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 7 at the First Congregational Church, 68 Main St., Falmouth. Burial will follow at the V.A. National Cemetery in Bourne. Visiting hours are omitted. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Mass. Maritime Academy Scholarship Fund, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532. For on-line guest book, directions and obituary, www.ccgfuneralhome.com.

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March 15, 2003

Norman and Julie Dubay posted to the memorial.

March 9, 2003

Ken & Cathy McCauley posted to the memorial.

March 6, 2003

Geri Aksomitas posted to the memorial.

Norman and Julie Dubay

March 15, 2003

Edie, Kelly and Tommy



Our prayers are with you. He was my first adult friend, he always seemed to have time to play catch or hoop, it was amazing how bad he was for his age, because I always seemed able to beat him at the end. I wish I could thank him one more time for teaching me how to play and spending the time with me growing up.

Ken & Cathy McCauley

March 9, 2003

Dear Edith, Kelly and Tom:

It is with deep regret that we received the news of Pats passing. He was a great neighbor. We wish you well and will keep you in our prayers.

Geri Aksomitas

March 6, 2003

Dear Edie, Tom and Kelly Your Dad was a bright ray of sunshine in the Rafferty family. I used to bump into him once and a while at Raffa's.We are both party people. I will always remember him as a the gregarious, smiling, joking, fun person he was. I will miss Pat's warmth and zest for life. My prayers are with you all. Love your cousin Geri

Laura Mycka

March 6, 2003

Dear Edie and Family - I was shocked and saddened to read about Patrick in our local paper, I had no idea that he had been ill. I do think of you often. May God Bless.

Laura

Casey O'Neill

March 6, 2003

Through Tom, I had the opportunity to Golf with, and get to know Pat. He was a good man and a pleasure to know. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Leslie Sheahon

March 6, 2003

Mrs. Rafferty, Kelley, and Tommy, I was so saddened to read about your dad's death in the paper. He was a wonderful man. Please know that I am holding your family close to my heart in thoughts and prayers. Love You, Leslie

Bill & Joan Mandrola

March 5, 2003

Dear Edith, Kelly and Tom,

Joan and I were saddened to read of the death of Pat. Our time together in baseball were some of the happiest times that I can remember. Our Prayers and thoughts our with you and for Pat.

Bill and Joan Mandrola

Joan and Jim Lennon

March 5, 2003

I first met Patrick when he was six days old and it was an instant love affair that continued for 64 years. He was my only nephew but had I had a hundred others, he would still have been my favorite.



What a guy! He not only lit up a room when he entered it, he lit up the whole block. Quick with a joke he made us all laugh so hard and so often. That magnificent laugh of his just made you feel good all over. Pat had such a dynamic personality..so full of fun, such vitality and sense of adventure and so strong. Yet he was soft as well. His sense of loyalty and compassion and love for all his family and friends was so evident in his everday life.



He was unique..one of a kind. He enjoyed great sucess in his work and his wife, Edie, and children, Kelley and Tommy and his grandchildren adored him, as we all did. What a legacy to leave.



Godspeed Patrick...we will miss you every day.



Love...Joan and Jim

susan lennon + donald freeman

March 4, 2003

Patrick, the memory of you is a place we will visit again and again. We will miss you, but your compassion, humor and fun spirit will live on in our hearts.

Frank & Violet Dubay

March 4, 2003

It was with a heavy heart that we heard of Pat's demise. Our condolences go out to your family. We will always remember the days when Paul and Norman would go to your house and ask you if Pat could come out to play ball with them.

Christina Fuerst

March 4, 2003

Mrs.Rafferty, Kelley & Tom, Please know my thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time. I just lost my Dad to Mesothelioma (Cancer caused by Asbestos) on November 17th so my sense of loss and pain is still very fresh. May you find strength and peace in eachother. God Bless.

Christina (Monacchio) Fuerst

Charles and Dorothy Holcomb

March 4, 2003

We wish to express our sympathy to Tom and Barbara and their family.

The Staff of Doane Beal & Ames Funeral Home Funeral Service Incorporated

March 3, 2003

We wish to extend our deepest sympathies at this difficult time.

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