Patrick Michael McClure

He was the youngest of 4 children. He graduated from St. Peter’s Elementary School and Yonkers High School. He started attending Westchester Community College for an accounting degree, and although he excelled, he realized it was not a career he wanted to pursue. Patrick loved working with his hands and fixing things, which he learned from his grandpa Williams. As a boy he and grandpa would build and fix things together. He would often speak of those very fond memories.

Patrick was blessed enough to have grown up in a neighborhood in Yonkers that was filled with kids the same age as him. They became his second family. This group of boys have become men with families. Their love for each other, memories, and strong bonds have kept them friends to this day. Pat would pick up the phone, and catch up on their lives now, and have many laughs on memories of the past. Pat was eternally grateful for them.

Patrick then became employed for many years with Polychrome/Kodak Corporation, as an Electronic Printing Technician. He was very good at troubleshooting and repairing printing machines. The accounts throughout the country requested him, not only because of his knowledge, but his commitment to fix the problem. The other reason they requested Pat was because he had an easy-going demeanor that helped him get along with just about anyone, and they liked him on a personal level.

Pat married Theresa Stellato in 1981. They had two amazing children, and recently became grandparents. Although they divorced, they were there for each other through the good and the bad, through sickness and health, and best friends until the day he passed away.

Pat was known for his kind heart, the love he had for his family, and friends, and the wonderful way he could easily speak to complete strangers that soon became new friends. He loved telling really bad “dad jokes” that the whole family was always waiting for the next one. He loved to laugh, make people laugh, and be happy. His joy came from his mom, who he loved dearly. If they started laughing, you would instantaneously begin to laugh, not even knowing what they were laughing about. Their joy was contagious.

Pat could be quite the entertainer, but there was another side of Pat that could listen and speak from the heart. He LOVED reading and writing poetry. They are honest poems from the heart that his family will always cherish along with the many fun, amazing memories.

He is predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Mary Lou McClure; Thomas and Alice McClure and Fredrick and Alice Williams (grandparents), and Thomas McClure (brother). He is survived by Michael T. McClure (son) Marisa Lepore (future daughter-in-law); Angela Payne (daughter) Derrick Payne (son-in-law); Aurora McClure (granddaughter); Gerald McClure (brother) and Debbie McClure (sister-in-law); Alicia Gayle Beller (sister) and Rich Beller (brother-in-law): Barbara McClure (sister-in-law), and many beloved cousins, nieces, and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Patrick’s name to Bridgeport Rescue Mission, PO Box 9057, Bridgeport, CT 06601 or go to www.bridgeportrescuemission.org.