Pat Valentine Kockritz

Pat Valentine Kockritz

Henderson, Ky.

Pat Valentine Kockritz, 90, formerly of Henderson, Ky., died August 17, 2016, in Frisco, Texas.

Pat was born in Bowling Green, Ky. to L.L. and Opal (Ford) Valentine. She was married to Henderson native Art Kockritz from 1947 until his death in 1990. Pat lived in Henderson from 1961 to 1974, where she was active in the First Presbyterian Church and was elected to the Henderson School Board.

In 1993, she began working for the Red Cross. With the Red Cross she participated in more than 20 disaster relief efforts including Hurricane Marilyn, Hurricane Rita, Hurricane Ike and 9/11. Her assignments with the Red Cross took her to Korea twice and to Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan. Pat moved to Texas in 2009 to be closer to family. She lived in Farmer Branch, Texas, until 2015, when she moved to Frisco, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Art Kockritz (1990); and a daughter, Kristine (2004).

She is survived by her daughter, Kathleen (Kathy); son, Arthur (Pete), of The Colony, Texas; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

Visitation and services will be in the Brooks Family Chapel at North Dallas Funeral Home, 2710 Valley View Lane in Farmers Branch, Texas. Visitation 10 a.m Saturday, Aug 20, 2016, with services to follow at 11 a.m.

In lieu of flowers consider a donation to the Red Cross in her memory.