Died Thurs., March 28, 2019, at age 70
While in hospice care in Inver Grove Heights, Minn. He was born May 19, 1948, in Alexandria, Minn., the first of eight children for Richard J. and Delette (Affeldt) Patrick. He attended grade school and junior high at St. Matthew’s Catholic and high school at Humboldt, both on St. Paul’s West Side, graduating from the latter in 1966. Dick entered active U.S. Army duty in March 1968 and was part of Company C, 6th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, an airborne unit, during the Vietnam War. The unit was assigned to a brigade at Fort Wainwright near Fairbanks, Alaska, after its service in Vietnam. He received an honorable discharge in 1970, having earned the National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal and Parachute Badge. Dick worked many years at National Steel Fabricators in St. Paul. A progressive illness affecting his balance and speech eventually left him unable to work. He enjoyed family gatherings, fishing, deer hunting, and watching baseball and football. Survivors include brothers, Dale, Dean, Dan, Mark (Kathy) and Doug Patrick; half-brother, Steve Patrick; step-brothers, Mike and Dave (Leslie) Brue; and numerous other cousins, nephews and other family members. Preceded in death by his parents and his step-mother, Patricia; brother Michael; sister Marla; half-brother Scott; sister-in-law Merna and step-sister-in-law Carol Brue and many uncles and aunts. A Gathering of Family and Friends will be held on Friday, April 5th, 2019 from 9-10:30 AM with Interment immediately to follow at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery (Assembly #5).