Patrick - Flanagan

So sorry about Patrick's death . I have a lot of good memories of him as a boy and as a man. When he was in the first grade he came home all excited about how good his school picture was. So very good he did not want to give them away . So he decided they were good enough to sell . He asked me for a dollar . I was reaching for my money, but his parents intervened. "You can't sell your picture to your aunt!". So I got a free picture of a smiling handsome fellow which I still have in my family album. It would have been worth the dollar . Later on I had my own kids, at least one was in the first grade . Our family visited the Flanagan cabin for a fishing and swimming day. Patrick took the kids fishing and then patiently taught them how to skin and clean a catfish . They loved that. Thank you, Pat, for the joy you shared. Aunt Edna

To my dear brother Patrick. May you rest in peace. My condolences to the family.