Patrick Wood

PATRICK DENNIS WOOD

6 December 1942 – 29 October 2016

                        Pat quit breathing at his home in Seal Rock due to complications following a stroke.

He was born and raised in Eugene OR, the son of Maurice Tilghman Wood and Marion (Merrill) Wood.   A graduate of South Eugene High School, Pat went on to a brief and inglorious career at the University of Colorado, Boulder before departing to major in skiing and hitchhiking.  After many mostly successful adventures in Maine, Vermont, Guadalajara, Mexico, and Portland OR, he settled in to be close to mountains, spending time in The Dalles, Hood River, and Parkdale before a brief stint in Corvallis.  Pat lived the last several years with the love of his life, Elizabeth Wood in Seal Rock, consumed by his garden, cooking, jazz music, brewing beer, and especially fishing, a lifelong passion.

Pat worked as a welder, orchardman, assisted living manager, carpenter, irrigation manager, and NW native plant nursery owner.  Whatever he did and wherever he did it, he brought soul and enjoyment and merriment.  He made a lasting impression on his friends and family, and brought many bystanders into his family, along for the ride.  He was a wonderful husband, father, man, and host.

Pat is survived by his wife Elizabeth, son Elijah with wife Antje and grandson Leo, adoptive son Corey with wife Deb and grandson Henry, and son Matthew with wife Sarah and grandson Nick, and many, many friends who miss him dearly.

A celebration of life for Pat will be held at Toll Bridge Park in Mt. Hood OR the weekend of August 26-27 2017.  Pat wished for his ashes to be scattered on the mountain, which will take place Saturday morning, 8/26.  A potluck celebration of his life will begin at 1PM on Sunday, 8/27.  Details are on Facebook at webcal://www.facebook.com/ical/u.php?uid=1344013358&key=AQDrvn5PDWtEfc6B.  Alternately, anyone wishing to join the celebration of his life can contact us for details and RSVP:  Matt Wood (360)921-8879, Elijah Wood (541)716-1006, Elizabeth Wood (541)563-2772, or Corey Omey (503)349-4179.

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