Patricia G. “Pat” FitzPatrick

FitzPatrickPatricia Geatz FitzPatrick, 91, of Haverford PA, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020. She was born to the late Norman (Cotton) Franklin Geatz and Margaret Elliott Geatz on November 14, 1928 in Cumberland, Maryland. Patricia was graduated from Ursiline Academy in Cumberland, in 1946, and went on to Graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgetown University in 1951. She is reported to have been the first female to receive a Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown as it was still an all-male institution. She was the devoted wife of the late Henry Burk FitzPatrick, Jr. with whom she raised 10 children. Pat is best known for her open heart and her welcoming home. Even with ten children in the house there was always room for someone else to have a meal or a place to sleep. She was a good listener, ready with common sense advice. She was the steady hand at the helm for her family and for her husband, Henry of 62 years. She volunteered throughout her life for church and school, most notably her work with the St Francis Women’s Auxiliary. She organized and hosted luncheons for the residents in her home for many years. For her work with this organization she was awarded the Saint Francis Medallion at the Saint Francis Auxiliary’ Golden Ball in 2011.Along with her husband, Henry, she was a member of Merion Golf Club and a big fan of the Villanova Wildcats. Her most enjoyable times were spent on the sidelines cheering on her children and grandchildren. She is survived by her ten children: Catherine of Chesterbrook, H. Burk of Wayne, Patricia (John) Donlon of Cambridge, MD, Siobhan of Ardmore, Brian (Bette) of Collegeville, Kiera (Pres) Werner of Bethlehem, Brendan (Mary) of Berwyn, Norman (MaryLee) of Berwyn, Cornelius of Bryn Mawr, Colleen (Bob) Markey. She is also survived by her sister Nancy Geatz Quinn, of Rockville, MD and Margaret Geatz Wilt of Flintstone, MD as well as 18 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.Visitation is at D’Anjolell Memorial Home in Broomall, 4PM to 6PM Friday, June 12. A Private Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, June 13 at 11 AM at St. John Neumann Church in Bryn Mawr, PA. A graveside service will be held at 12:30PM following the Mass at Calvary Cemetery, West Conshohocken, PAIn lieu of flowers Memorial donations may be made to Mercy Vocational High School, 2900 West Hunting Park Ave., Philadelphia, PA, 19129.Mass will be available via LIVE STREAM to all by visiting www.sjnparish.org and clicking on the Live Stream window SATURDAY at 11am.