Patricia Ann "Pat" Forrest

1942 - 2024

On Monday, March 4, Patricia (Pat) Forrest passed away at 82 years young. Pat was born on February 16th, 1942 in Ellsworth, Maine to John and Edith Sullivan(Meserve) in Ellsworth, Maine.

She was a 1960 graduate of Ellsworth High School, and was blessed to keep friends with many of her school mates thru the years.

Pat was married to James (Jim) C. Forrest on April 10, 1963. She was a proud Navy wife and lived in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Pensacola, Florida; Adak, Alaska (Pat's favorite base); Misawa, Japan; and finally Napa, California in 1976.

In addition to raising her kids; Anne Marie and Dan, Pat worked and volunteered in many positions, including as a realtor, a travel and tourism coordinator where she met visitors from around the world to help them get the most out of the beautiful Napa Valley, and volunteered in a local hospice. Pat and Jim later volunteered as camp hosts for Sonoma County Regional Parks in Bodega Bay, California for 14 years. She loved visiting lighthouses, chatting up the fishermen as they returned with their catch, eating (and introducing her grand kids to) seafood, thrift shopping, and digging for agates on the beach. Pat and Jim were also able to travel in their RV to explore the West Coast and volunteer at other campgrounds.

In 2020, Pat moved to Alamogordo, New Mexico where she quickly formed a community of friends. Again volunteering at both the Books Revisited Store and The Alamogordo Senior Center. She was able to spend time with many of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the area.

Pat is pre-deceased by her husband Jim and son Dan. She is survived by her sister Ruth Foster; nieces Jennifer Libby and Jacqueline Dearborn; (whom have been a joy to her life) her daughter Anne Marie Pistilli and her husband Tony; her favorite daughter-in-law Mary; grandchildren Noah, Andrew, Eric, Gabriel, Abigail, Anna, Da'Vondre, Whitley, and Jordan; and great-grandchildren; Maleah, Rebeccah, Reya, Norah, Kyrian, and Marcellus, to include; Marcus due in April and Louisa expected in May.

Pat will be remembered for her dry humor, as a social butterfly, her Mainer expressions ("pahk the cah in the yahd"), and the immense love for her family. She was an amazing woman that will be missed by many in Napa, Alamogordo, Oregon, Maine, Chicago, and beyond.

While she is no longer with us, we know Pat is somewhere enjoying an ocean-side cod sandwich with Jim, Dan, and the many friends she made along the way.

Love you, Grandma Forrest