Pat (McCloud) Lorenz June 3, 2008 1928-2008 Pat (McCloud) Lorenz, 79, passed away Monday, May 26, 2008, in Seguin, Texas. She was born 50 miles northwest of Fort Worth, in Bryson, on Aug. 14, 1928. Pat moved to Stockdale after her father became superintendent of schools there. It was in Stockdale that she met and married her husband, Royal Wade “R.W.” Lorenz. After receiving her master’s degree from the University of Houston, Pat moved to Lake Jackson, where she taught high school in the Brazosport school system for 22 years. Upon their retirement, Pat and R.W. moved back to the country outside Stockdale, where she wrote a popular newspaper column under the pen name “Noe Ed Awl.” Pat will be remembered for her overwhelming generosity, her appreciation of nature, and her unrivaled pecan pies. She was preceded in death by her parents, Oliver and Annie Laurie McCloud; her husband of 53 years, R.W. Lorenz; and her sister, Sally Ann Hagerty. Pat is survived by her son, Clay Lorenz of Seguin; her sister-in-law, Betty Bird of Austin; and numerous close friends and cousins. Visitation was held in the Finch Funeral Chapel in Stockdale from 2-8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, with the family receiving friends from 6–8 p.m. Funeral services took place Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Christ United Methodist Church in Stockdale with Pastor Carolyn McGuire officiating. Interment followed in the Stockdale Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Christ United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 247, Stockdale, TX 78160.