Patrick Joseph Haskett

March 11, 1948 - August 30, 2014

Patrick Joseph Haskett West Coast Artist and world-renowned painter, Patrick Joseph Haskett, 66, passed away August 30, 2014, with the love of his life and wife of 41 years, Debbie, at his side. He was born on March 11, 1948 in Olympia, Washington to Major General George M. Haskett, Commanding General of the Washington State National Guard and Pearl Cozens Haskett, a noted California School abstract artist. Patrick enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1967 and served on a Quick Reaction Force in Korea in the aftermath of the Pueblo Crisis. Patrick received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and served as an Army Artist for the rest of his enlistment. After his military service, Patrick attended the Cornish College in Seattle where he studied painting and printmaking under artists William Cumming, Paul Heald and Charles Stokes. Patrick had exhibitions in over 30 museums and collections throughout the world. He was known for his combat, military and maritime prints and paintings. Patrick frequently was commissioned to commemorate combat action and heroism. Patrick took great pleasure in contributing his art to soldiers and their families who had been in combat situations. Patrick and his wife, Debbie, were the founders of "The Olympia Harbor Days." Patrick was also the Chairman for the first nine tugboat races. Patrick's parents both preceded him in death. He is survived by brothers, George and Michael (Sweden), half-brother Jimmy Stott, and sisters, Liz and Sarah, half-sister, Jennifer Sedeberg, daughter, Connie and her husband, Dennis, and three grandchildren, Lauren, Emily and Joe. Memorial Services will be at Camp Murray Museum on October 11, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, remembrances be given to the Wounded Warriors Fund.