Obituary: Patrick F. Martin, 64, of West Hartford

From Molloy Funeral Home

Patrick Francis Martin, 64, of West Hartford, Connecticut, died May 13, 2018. Born in Dubuque, Iowa to the late Joseph and Katie (Mary Catherine Rogers) Martin. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Shelly (Michele Kenna), and sons Tim (West Hartford, Connecticut) and Sean (Seattle, Washington), his brothers Dan (Patricia) of Cumming, Georgia and Jim (Jane) of Marion, Iowa and many nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. He was raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and attended LaSalle High School. He went on to graduate from Northern Iowa University and was a fraternity brother of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He completed his graduate degree at Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Patrick began his career in higher education at SUNY Cortland. He was an associate registrar at Binghamton University and the registrar at Northern Arizona University and Northwestern University before retiring last August as registrar at University of St. Joseph. Pat will be remembered for his life-long passion for family, friends, music, writing, and collecting and his near-total recall of youthful escapades was legendary. He loved the outdoors: fishing, hiking and biking. He had a knack for growing a great beard. He loved classic westerns. Some people who knew Pat well even say that he was a cowboy in a former life. We wish to thank our family and friends for their love and support. We want to thank the entire staff at the UCONN Oncology Department, Hartford Health Care at Home Hospice Program, along with Companions For Living for their remarkable care.

Calling hours will be Saturday morning, May 19 from 10:00–12:00 at Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, followed by a Memorial Service from 12:00-1:00. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Cancer Society.

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