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2022
Patrick Blanco Obituary
Patrick David Blanco
Patrick David Blanco, age 62 of Arlington, Virginia, passed away on April 7, 2022 at Mary Marshall Assisted Living Residence. Patrick was born on September 19, 1959 in Washington, DC to David and Mary Frances Blanco. Patrick was a proud life long resident of Arlington County, attending Barrett Elementary, Kenmore Jr. High, Swanson Intermediate and W-L High Schools. An avid guitar player, XBOX gamer who also enjoyed watching old time TV shows from the 1960's and classic comedies from the 1980's. He was a regular at the Arlington County based Clarendon House, where he enjoyed many activities including learning programs, answer phones and helping staff with daily activities. For many years Patrick was also part of the CRi community for people with developmental disabilities and mental health needs, residing at their 13th Street house. Patrick was a loving and kind person who was very close to his family and will be greatly missed. He enjoyed spending time with his family running errands, eating out and holiday gatherings. He loved animals and a good laugh with friends or family. At Mary Marshall he enjoyed hanging out with the other residents, joking around with staff, going on outing to Target and attending prayer group. Patrick is preceded in death by his mother, Mary Frances Blanco and father, David Blanco. He is survived by his sister Mary Adelaide Miller (Thomas), brother Matthew Watts Blanco (John VanBerkom), niece Michelle Moran Miller (Stephanie) and nephew Kevin David Miller. A viewing will be held Friday, April 22, 2022 at Murphy'a Funeral Home (5410 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203) 2 p.m.
to 6 p.m. A church service and burial will be held at a later date, TBD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Patrick's name to CRI (myCRI.org) or Volunteers of America (Mary Marshall Assisted Living Residence) (voa.org).
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Jane Adams
April 30, 2022
We will miss Patrick so much. He always had a smile.
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Sandra Miller
April 28, 2022
Patrick, I will never forget your beautiful smile Thank you for being my friend. I will miss seeing you and talking to you at the Clubhouse RIP Sandy
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