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Peter Tobia posted a condolence
Richard, I enjoyed sharing our office building with Pat for the past 18 years. We joked and laughed all the time and I always enjoyed her greetings. When my children were young and in my office for a sick day, Pat always brought over some toys for them to play with. I will miss her great smile. I wish you all the best. Rest in peace my dear Pat.
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Evette Chaney posted a condolence
Dick,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Evette Chaney
Vice Principal
Hillsborough High School
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George Avener and Judy Foster posted a condolence
Please accept our sincere condolences, Richie. We were honored to know Pat and trust that she no longer suffers. May you be at peace knowing that others care.
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Maria Szijj posted a condolence
Dear Richard,
Please accept our sincere condolences. May your wife Patricia rest in peace!
I met Patricia on the evening of your retirement party. She impressed me as someone who truly loved and cared about you.
Take care of yourself, Dick!
Maria
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Jackie Puzio posted a condolence
Rich, my thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. I know... how difficult it is. Take care of yourself.
Jackie
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Kate Costa posted a condolence
Rich,
Please know that my heart aches for you. May your wonderful, Pat rest with the angels as I am sure she will continue to watch over you with her special love. Please know that my thoughts and prayers will be coming your way. We all at hhs hope to see you soon.
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Toby Kansagor posted a condolence
I am so sorry to hear of Pat's passing. The two of you represented the perfect couple. I know that you will have so many sweet memories to sustain you.
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Joan Carbone posted a condolence
Rich, My thoughts and prayers are with you at this very sad time. Please accept my sincerest Sympathy
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Kathy Tagliareni posted a condolence
Dick, Please accept my deepest sympathy. May your many, happy memories sustain you. Kathy
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Mary Kirka posted a condolence
My deepest sympathy. You are in my thoughts and prayers. Mary Kirka
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Anthony Cordasco posted a condolence
Dick, here is a poem by Henry Van Dyke that soneone showed me a long time ago which comes to mind at difficult times like the one you are going through now.
I am standing by the seashore.
A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean.
She is an object of beauty and strength,and I stand and watch until at last she hangs like a speck of white cloud
just where the sun and sky come down to mingle with each other.
Then someone at my side says, ‘There she goes!
Gone where? Gone from my sight – that is all.
She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side and just as able to bear her load of living freight to the places of destination.
Her diminished size is in me, not in her.
And just at the moment when someone at my side says,
‘There she goes! ‘ ,there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices ready to take up the glad shout :
‘Here she comes!’
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Chuck Rosen posted a condolence
I knew Pat as a member of the Friends of Lord Stirling Stable, where she rode. Always quick with a laugh, she was great to ride with and to know.
Our sincere condolences on her passing.
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Joe1040tax@comcast.net posted a condolence
Dick,
I am so sadden to learn about your wife's passing. Please accept my sincerest sympathy. I never had the privilege of meeting Patricia. She had to be a wonderful woman because she married a terrific guy. Patricia will be in my prayers. Please take care of yourself during these differcult times. Rejoice in the fact that the two of you were so fortunate to share 54 happy years together and your love for each other will live on through eternity. May God bless you and Patricia.
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robert cadden posted a condolence
EULOGY TO PAT TEAGUE FROM HER BROTHER BOB
Trying to speak of Pat as a beloved wife, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, wonderful friend or wise therapist, is a bit like trying to give form to a sprite, or a blithe spirit. She could be deeply caring, very insightful, or just plain goofy, depending on who she was with, where she was at and, always, what she felt the people around her needed. Sometimes it was just a compassionate listener, sometimes a wise counselor, and sometimes a clown who would lift our spirits and make us feel happy and loved.
We all feel a great loss today, and for each of us, it is a a profoundly private pain. We can share experiences we had with Pat, funny stories or poignant stories, but what Pat meant to each of us is something that perhaps cannot be shared because it is a feeling, an inchoate emotion that is deep within us. We can never articulate it fully, because the minute we say, “this is Pat,” it's not Pat. Pat is so much more. Pat is limitless.
I say “is” and not “was,” because Pat is not in the past. Yes, surely she is in heaven with Mom and Charlie, Jean and Joe, other assorted relatives, and friends like, Ann, and Bob and Vi. But Pat's spirit is still here among us and within us. She is in the good decisions we continue to make because of her wise advice. She is in the stories we tell of wonderful times past with a wonderful person. And, as we live our lives, many of us may find ourselves in the kind of desperate straits that impel us to pray. The response may simply be the feeling of a spirit around us, or perhaps, the touch of an angel. That, too, is Pat.
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Lisa Fagan (Niece) posted a condolence
It was suggested that we come up with our favorite story about my Aunt Pat. My first response was “Where do I start?” because I have so many memories and so many stories! Aunt Pat’s three big loves were her husband Richard, her family..and life in general. Not a bad outlook to have..and poignant stories could be told about all of those things. But she was FUNNY..and I know deep in my heart she’d want us sharing funny anecdotes today, and laughing. Not shedding tears..because hers was a life well lived.
We all know how much she loved Atlantic City. I’ll start with my favorite AC story. For my birthday one year, Aunt Pat and Uncle Rich took me down to their favorite casino – Showboat – where she’d accumulated some nice comp credits. As I recall, since the comps probably extended only to family, I became their daughter for the weekend! My first shock was when we entered the hotel, and not up to the front desk. No. Not for the Teagues. We were ushered into a concierge’s office for a private registration, and told our room was ready. Most of the fun I had that weekend was watching her in her element, playing the machines..and watching Uncle Richard periodically bring her coffee. We had so many laughs and such a good time that weekend! Those of you who knew her well understand that a trip to AC was an event with her - more of a pilgrimage!
You know those flashing ads that pop up on the internet that say you’re the 100,000 visitor to the site, and you’ve won a big prize? Well, Aunt Pat honestly thought she WAS the 100,000th visitor to the site, and that she HAD won a big prize. Then, she’d be shocked that weird things started happening to her computer that someone – usually my husband Mike, my son Kelson, me, or my dear friend Allison – would have to undo.
My Aunt Pat and I were – fortunately or unfortunately – always about the same size, and even seem to put on the extra pounds at almost the same time. Generally twice a year or so, we’d have a clothes swap. I’d bring over some unwanted things, she’d take out some things she no longer wore and we’d decide if anything was worth swapping. While our size may have been the same, our taste in clothes wasn’t identical, and we’d get in to some absolute giggling fits as she’d try to convince me that some ensemble was PERFECT for me when we both knew it wasn’t. Actually, I think she just wanted those things out of her closet to make room for her latest purchases!
So very, very many stories I could tell when I was little…making me practice my piano, running COLD water over dishes I had just dried (apparently not well enough!) so I’d have to dry them again, the “one for you, TWO for me” shopping trips. Aunt Pat, your love, laughter, and support will be sorely missed. You have been an indelible part of my life, and the fantastic, fun memories I have of our times together will be in my heart always.
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Allison MacGahan posted a condolence
I wasn’t sure about speaking today, since I am not a member of the family, but Aunt Pat always made me feel like I was. I have had the privilege of knowing Pat and Richard since Lisa introduced us almost 40 years ago, when I was just a young teenager. I also had the pleasure of doing Pat’s medical billing every month for the past 8 years or so, and sharing that time with Pat and Richard was always entertaining.
My favorite story, and one Lisa asked me to share today, came when I was up doing her billing around a year ago. Richard was trying to deal with an issue with her fax machine….it wouldn’t connect calls to long distance numbers.
What I would learn later was that Pat apparently got a call from a long distance provider promising to save her money. Just like clicking through pop ups on the computer, she told the company fine, she’d switch! When Richard realized what she had done, and of course those offers are always better than the reality, he had it switched back but the fax number wasn’t switched.
But at that moment, while Richard was becoming more and more frustrated dealing with the phone company, I asked Patty how this whole thing started. Without missing a beat, from behind me, Richard said “It all started with Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to join…..”
Pat erupted in laughter, appreciating Richard’s sense of humor, after 54 years of marriage.
Aunt Pat was a funny, smart, engaging, loving, special lady and I will really miss her, but I suspect that she is looking down at this wonderful family and knows that you will support each other and especially Richard, as you always do, and she is smiling.
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Erika Fearnley posted a condolence
I met Aunt Pat 17 years ago when I started dating my husband Franz. I loved her immediately. She had a wonderful quality of instantly putting you at ease and making you feel welcome and comfortable. At our first introduction I discovered we had the gift of gab in common, and over the course of many years we exercised that gift really well. I discovered a beautiful person and a friend for whom I have endless admiration and respect for.
Pat was warm and loving and just fun to be with. She loved to laugh! She had the kind of infectious laugh that soon had everyone within earshot of it laughing. She was a wonderful story teller and she could chat! But as good as Pat was at talking, she was even better at listening. She was a great listener! She would lean forward and really concentrate on what you were saying. And then she would ponder what you had said before giving a thoughtful response. Patricia knew what mattered. Often times a chat with her was good for the soul. She had the special ability to help others make sense of their feelings. She often offered a new perspective that could have me deciding that the problem I thought I had a moment ago was never really a problem at all. In fact, maybe my so called problem was a blessing in disguise.
I never once saw Patricia get upset or angry. The phrase “don’t sweat the small stuff” really was true for Patricia. She did not waste her energy worrying about the inevitable petty things that is always a part of life. She didn’t take herself too seriously and was usually the first one to laugh at herself. I smile when I think of all the times I heard Pat say “Ohhhhhhh, nowww I get it”, followed by fits of laughter from everyone in the room. Sometimes it took Patricia a moment longer than others to understand the punch line. Wine more than likely probably played a role in this.
Patricia was brave and full of grace. She took life as it came, even when the news was not good. After her diagnosis she continued right on living and doing what she loved. She loved helping others. She continued working for as long as she was physically able, a testament to her strong character, will and dedication to helping others. She loved and cared for others so deeply. I was blessed to have the gift of Patricia’s friendship. And like so many I too will miss her immensely. Her loss here on Earth is surely heavens gain. I take comfort in knowing that her spirit lives on, that she is no longer in any pain and that she is at peace. I can’t help but to now imagine her laughing that wonderful infectious laugh while riding free on the back of a beautiful horse through magical golden meadows.
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Joan Mercantini posted a condolence
Dear Rich,
I am saddened by Pat's passing but knowing she isn't suffering is a little comforting. She was always there giving support to her friends. I am happy to have had the pleasure of seeing how much Pat enjoyed her life, especially in AC, and to witness how devoted you and Pat were to eachother, truly a rare gift of life. I sincerely hope that all the fond memories you have of Pat help lessen the burden of this great loss.
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Frank & Marge Dederbeck posted a condolence
Growing up with Pat was such fun
The teen years in the 50's was second to none
Whether it be youth fellowship activities, parties in her basement or hanging out at Finleys
Camaraderie began & continued well into our 70's
She met her true love & married very young
She couldn't cook or sew & her journey had just begun
She worked very hard & got her degree
She had a special talent as you can plainly see
Her creative writings were sought after by many
Just give her the facts & she can write aplenty
A loyal & true friend she was
Never too busy to give you a buzz
Pat & Rich never missed our special traditions
They traveled to see us through all weather conditions
We were blessed with their company each Christmas eve
Our children adored them for the love they received
A wonderful friendship of so many years
She would want to be remembered without any tears
Sharing long talks, wine, & laughter make the list
They're only a part of many things that will be missed
And that's our Patty
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JoAnn Huth posted a condolence
I met Pat Teague 30+ years ago when she had an office on Central Park West. I was a young woman going through a difficult time .... my sessions with Pat changed my life. Over the years I had always remembered her wise counsel and on my 50th birthday (12 years ago) I phoned her after many years to tell her how she had been such a positive influence on me. We met briefly a couple of years ago in NYC and it was like we had just seen each other yesterday. I was fortunate enough for my daughter to meet her also. Pat helped me with a family issue in mid December 2012 ... I think of her often and just had a feeling today that something was wrong ... I googled and learned of her passing. She was a great woman and a dear friend - I will miss her very much. With deepest sympathy. JoAnn Huth