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2022
Patrick Rekart Obituary
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Patrick W. Rekart, 71 of Bangkok, Thailand and formerly of Delphos passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2022. Partick was born on June 28, 1950 to William and Mary Lou (Best) Rekart, who preceded him in death. Patrick is survived by his brothers, Dr. Michael Rekart of Vancouver, Canada, Richard Rekart of Houston, TX, Thomas (Jennifer) Rekart of Delphos, and a sister, Mary LeValley of Delphos, many nieces and nephews and his girlfriend of 15 years Inthira Chaiyo. Preceding him in death were brothers, Matthew Rekart and Paul Rekart. Patrick is a 1968 graduate of Delphos St. John's High School. He graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in English. He earned a Master's in Business degree from Thunderbird School of Global Management in 1980. Patrick worked in Oklahoma on an Indian reservation for VISTA Volunteers. Then he started working at the University of Seattle teaching English and writing. Driven by a desire for adventure, Patrick spent the rest of his life in various parts of Asia. He taught English in Jakarta, Indonesia. Starting in 1981, Patrick was the Director of Government Relations for Philip Morris in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand until 2005. He then started Black Ink Management Consulting and retired in 2010. Patrick loved to write, especially poetry. Patrick made many acquaintance through his travels and will be dearly missed by family and friends. A funeral ceremony was held on Saturday, June 11 in Bangkok. A memorial service will be held locally at a later date.
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Gary Merrill
July 30, 2022
I first met Pat in September 1969, when we were Morrill Tower dorm-mates at Oregon State. We continued to be friends throughout college, when I frequently would party at the Blue Zoo apartment he shared with Jack DiGuiseppi and Eddy Glass. I recall going on a road trip to Cincinatti with him to see Taj Mahal and the Kinks. We got a kick out of being sprayed with beer, as Ray Davies swung a can of beer around as he sang "that demon alcohol". After graduating, I recall getting together with him for a multiday NYE celebration at mutual friend Bob Momberger's in Woodstock Vermont, where Bob and I started calling him "Cowboy Pat" because of his duds.
We renewed our friendship when Pat moved to Seattle. I had already been living there a year, but Pat, with a keen sense of the times, introduced me to the benefits of running (I remember him convincing me to make a second loop around Green Lake, which at the time was a personal distance record for me). He also introduced me to Dumi and his Marimba band and to the pleasures of unpartnered free expression dancing to third world music. He also rescued me from the doldrums of foolishly leaving my longterm girlfriend when I moved to Seattle, by showing me that there were other fish in the sea (Pat was always smooth with the ladies).
After Pat left Seattle, we more or less fell out of touch for thirty years, except for the occasional trading of letters and emails. I learned he had settled in Thailand and was still writing poetry. This was fortuitous because I had his contact information, and was able to get together with him when I traveled to Thailand in 2019. It was wonderful sitting back and appreciating all the water that had gone under the bridge.
May Pat's journey continue in our memories.
Robin and Billy
July 13, 2022
We have such fond memories of Patrick who had been such a wonderful person with class and style. We shall remember him with all the fun times we had in Singapore and Bali. He had always been kind to us and will miss him dearly.
Our warmest condolences to his loved ones and family.
Robin and Billy ( from Australia )
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