Friday, February 16, 2024
Mary Lou, Maria and Joe,
I was fortunate to know Pat most of my life. He was my brother Bob’s best friend and spent a lot of time around us “youngsters”. Unlike so many other older kids, he was always nice to us (no surprise to you, I’m sure) and was always fun to be around. After he moved to Houston he greatly helped out two of my friends who had recently moved there. We saw him a lot in those days and couldn’t get enough of him! I remember your wedding Mary Lou, what a great time that was. We saw Pat infrequently over the years, but he was forever interesting, funny and above all, kind. My heart goes out to all of you. You captured his essence in his obituary. There’s a void with Esser’s absence, but we’ll fill it and then some by following his example.
Steve and Mary Dougherty