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In Memory

Patricia Boyle (Browne) - Class Of 1958

Patricia Elizabeth Browne (Patty Boyle) passed away at the age of 79 years, surrounded by family and love as she battled Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Her courage and determination were a living example of her roots and faith. She leaves behind her husband, John Browne; five children, Mike, John, Jeanne, Julie, and Joe; their spouses Amy, Wendy, Juventino Bizarro, Chris Giebel, and Heather; 12 grandchildren, Annie, Shelly, Ryan, Macie, Melissa, Emily, Alex, George, Ben, Sam, Charlie, and Sophia; and two sisters, Mary Ann Boncelet and Barbara Stroup. She was preceded in death by her parents, Patrick and Winifred Kennedy Boyle; brother, Daniel Boyle; sisters, Catherine Boyle VanArsdale and Jeanne Boyle Oldweiler, and grandson, David Browne. Pat was born in Stratton, Neb., in 1940. She was profoundly proud of her Nebraska roots and her early years on her parent’s farm. She attended a one-room school house with eight other children; three of which were her own siblings. Each day she rode her horse “Spotty” to school and slapped his rear to send him home. She loved family gatherings and monthly trips into McCook to visit her grandparents, Catherine and Martin Kennedy, and the special treat of a jiffy burger and float at Sehnert’s Bakery. After her father passed away, she moved with her family to McCook, Neb., where she attended St. Patrick’s School, McCook High School, and McCook Community College. While in college, Pat worked as a Bell Telephone switchboard operator and in customer service at the Fox Theater. While at community college, Pat majored in nutrition science. After college, Pat moved to Denver, Colo., where she worked at General Electric and as the office assistant manager at the Centre Theater. She met and married a Brooklyn, N.Y., transplant, John Browne in 1963. They settled in Lakewood but did not leave the farm far behind, continuing to raise farm animals on their suburban, acre plot of land. To the embarrassment of their teenage children, occasionally they received calls from the Villa Italia mall to retrieve cows that would escape their pen. In addition to working as the secretary for John’s commercial painting business (Browne Brother’s Painting), Pat worked tirelessly, purchasing and running eight apartment buildings, while also finding time to work as a commercial and residential real estate broker. She volunteered in classrooms, supported early morning paper routes, and maintained a constant rotation of her children’s’ and grandchildren’s’ sports and activities. She filled her family’s lives with holiday traditions, Catholic faith, the best parties, family and friends, road trip adventures, camping, and fishing. Pat loved to travel, so she took her family on many fun filled, family cross-country road trips packed into the family wagon and the family camper. Later in life, she worked as a reservationist for Continental airlines, which allowed her to continue her travels to more far-off places. In retirement, Pat and John split their time between, Manzanillo, Mexico, Denver, and Seattle. Pat especially enjoyed their RV travels in the southwest and the friends she and John made along the way. Pat was a strong Nebraska woman. She battled like few people could and defied the odds for 16 months. In the process, she left us all with a final lesson in courage, determination, and love. We are profoundly saddened by her loss but take solace in knowing she is reunited with family and friends and preparing a place for us for when we meet again.

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