Patrick Wayne Bartholomy

Patrick Wayne Bartholomy, father, husband, brother, friend to many, avid golfer and lifelong fan of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, passed away peacefully in the company of family on March 29, 2022, at the age of 81, after suffering from Lewy Body disease.
Patrick was the first of seven children of Wayne and Patricia Bartholomy and was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Pat's early days were spent with his family as well as his dear grandparents who lived next door and cousins who were like siblings. He answered to "Sonny" until he went to kindergarten and said that he was surprised to learn that he had another name when the nuns called him "Patrick" in kindergarten. He attended the Cathedral grade school and loved playing baseball and golf with his friends, brothers and cousins. He was so successful at Cathedral that the nuns suggested he go to the seminary straight from eighth grade, so he spent his first year of high school in seminary. The summer that he was 14, while working at his father's restaurant, the much heralded Burger Bar in Fort Wayne, Pat met the girl that would change his mind about going back to the seminary and he started at Catholic Central that fall. Those three years at Catholic Central were very happy ones. He continued to play sports, met his best friends and fell in love with his lifelong partner, Anne Seip.
After graduation from Catholic Central, Pat went to college at St. Joseph in Rensselaer, Indiana while Anne attended St. Francis in Fort Wayne and Ball State. The two faithfully dated throughout college and Pat spent those years happily with friends whom he kept in touch with for the rest of his life. Pat and Anne married just after their college graduations, when they were both 21. They spent their first married year in Plainfield, Indiana and were soon parents when their first born came ten months later.
The young couple and their new baby ventured to California in 1963, intending to stay for a year or two. They loaded their belongings into a small travel trailer and made the drive across the country. They landed in Orange County, where Anne had a teaching job. Pat went to work in the savings and loan business. The young couple met so many wonderful friends in those early years in Orange County and lived in several apartments. In 1966 they welcomed their second daughter and soon thereafter bought their first house, on Treebark Circle in Westminster. It was there that they put down strong roots, bonding with neighbors, making wonderful friends, becoming very involved in the parish of St. Barbara's and having three more children.
The family had great adventures during the 1970's and early 1980's, traveling in their motor home and ski boat all over the United States. Pat loved to be on the water and water ski and every summer the family spent time with best friends at Lake Havasu, skiing, playing Trivial Pursuit and enjoying great company. Pat also took the family on road trips to Indiana every year and they visited New York, Washington DC, Mount Rushmore and countless other parks and lakes to camp and ski. Pat and Anne also took several international trips: to Rome and Oberammergau on Pilgrimage, to Ireland with Father Collins, to Scotland with Pat's parents, to Germany with Anne's parents, and to France, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Hawaii and the Caribbean with their children.
By 1981 Pat, Anne and their kids were outgrowing their house on Treebark Circle and Pat's busy job in the insurance industry was based in Long Beach, so the family moved to Long Beach that year and joined St. Barnabas parish. They spent 10 years there until the kids were off to college and adults, then the couple moved to Seal Beach. They loved those years living in a little beach bungalow with their dogs, and Pat spent a few years working for the local newspaper. Having had jobs in business his whole career, he greatly enjoyed the change of pace and wrote a weekly column. Finally, after 37 years in California, the couple returned to their midwestern roots and moved to Chicago for a few years and ultimately settled in Gulfport, Mississippi. They greatly loved their time in Mississippi and it turned out that they lived in that little house on the golf course the longest of any of their homes. They loved the weather, with Pat continuing to work until he was 75 along with golfing every day and watching their grandsons play sports. They were members of St. Thomas the Apostle parish and experienced more than one hurricane.
The last few years brought the couple back to Chicago, to be cared for in their final days. Anne passed away from Parkinson's disease in April of 2021 and Pat became ill shortly after her death. He remained happy in his last year, being lovingly cared for by nurses who all described him as their "favorite patient." His final days were spent in happiness, singing his favorite songs and remembering his wonderful life. His passing was peaceful and we all know that Pat and Anne are reunited in heaven now.
Patrick is survived by his children, Lisa (Gregory) Hendey, Erin (David Birks) Bartholomy, Patrick Bartholomy II, Brady (Matthew) Powers and Michael (Meg) Bartholomy; his grandchildren, Eric (Lea) Hendey, Adam (Franziska Monahan) Hendey, Patrick Powers, Colin Powers, Evan Birks, Tyler Birks, Patrick Bartholomy III, Elsa Bartholomy and Desmond Bartholomy; his great-granddaughter, Charlotte Hendey; his siblings, David, Mark, Ann, Jane, Paula and Tom and their families; many cousins, nieces and nephews and countless dear friends. Pat will be laid to rest together with Anne at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame, Indiana later this spring for a private family celebration.