Patrick T. Crowley

Patrick T. Crowley, age 73, of Commerce; passed away on December 26, 2011. Mr. Crowley retired after 30 years of service from Ford Motor Company as a parts analyst. Patrick proudly served in the United States Air Force. He loved gardening, football, and watching his grandkids play sports. Pat always put family first, which included the many friends he made throughout his life. He was the one everyone could count on. Beloved husband of 54 years to Patricia; dear father of Colleen Crowley, Kelley Crowley, Christopher (Shanda) Crowley, Joseph Crowley, the late Shannon Crowley; proud grandfather of Joseph Jr., Lindsey (Carl) Smith, Sgt. Casey (Jara) Crowley, Pvt. Dustin Crowley, Courtney Crowley, Kristin Crowley, Caitlin Crowley, Ian Crowley; great-grandfather of Connor Smith; brother of Jerry (Ann) Crowley, Thomas (Grace) Crowley, Carol (Thomas) Stempien. The Mass of resurrection will be Friday, December 30, 2011, at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 9086 Hutchins Road, White Lake. The visitation hours will be Thursday from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. along with a scripture service at 7 p.m. at the Union Lake Chapel of the Elton Black & Son Funeral Home, 1233 Union Lake Road, White Lake. Mr. Crowley will lie in state at the church on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of Mass. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Forgotten Harvest, P.O. Box 398, Troy, MI 48099; envelopes will be available at the funeral home, or their web site address: www.forgottenharvest.org. Please visit www.eltonblackandsonwhitelake.com and share a memory with the family