Patrick King

KING, Patrick Leslie, 45, of Nashville, TN, lost his epic battle against an array of stage four cancers that brutally attacked his body two plus years ago, on Friday evening, June 16, 2023. Patrick passed away with his Mother by his side at Alive Hospice in Nashville after a brief 24 hour stay. He was born September 10, 1977 in Nashville, TN to Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wayne King, (Daisy Pass).

Patrick is survived by his mother, Ms. Daisy King, of Nashville, his brown lab and loyal companion, Chief, (also his brother's nickname) and sister-in-law Lindsey King. In addition, Patrick's "Georgia Cousins", The Cheeley Family of Buford, GA. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cheeley, (Margaret), Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cheeley, (Lisa), Mr. And Mrs Jim Cheeley (Brandi), Ms. Susan Cheeley and Mr. John Cheeley and a multitude of friends.

Preceded in death by his brother, William Kevin King, father, Carl Wayne King, maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Justice Grady Pass of Buford, GA and paternal grandparents Dr. and Mrs. Herman Leslie King, of Nashville.

As a child, King attended The Oak Hill School, then the Montgomery Bell Academy from which he graduated with dreams of becoming a turf and landscape designer. He became that and more at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. With knowledge in hand, he entered the golf industry, not as a player, but as a builder of dreams for golf course designers.

His career that began in 2000 took him to Los Angeles for his work on the Los Angeles Country Club to the Memorial, to Oakmont and championship courses all over the country. He was privileged also to get to work on courses in Thailand, Spain and Guam. He was a highly sought after talent by golf course superintendents for his vision, work ethic, creativity, knowledge, experience, love of the game and the sacred grounds on which it was played.

One of his mother’s most cherished memories is attending The Masters with her son in Augusta, Georgia. They shared every birdie and bogie, every abundant blooming azalea and every vision of the hallowed golf grounds. It was an experience of a lifetime for them both. His mom was trying to watch the players but he was insisting she looked at the grass and see there was not a weed in sight.

Patrick was a lover not just of golf, but all sports. He was a walking catalogue of players and scores, wins and losses on baseball fields, basketball courts, football fields, and of course on beloved championship golf courses.

He had lived in Nashville with his mother, Daisy King, the food and hospitality legend, throughout the duration of the endless war against the disease that ravaged his body, but never dulled his spirit to beat the insidious plague. He and Daisy were side by side in the trenches, as he took on chemo and radiation that held promise, but failed. When the traditional chemo weapon was no longer effective, the courageous young man took on medical trial after trial, looking for a miracle that would move him from stage four to a level where the cancers could be managed, giving him the opportunity to have a manageable life, at least for a time.

He came up empty time after time. He and his oncology team, Dr. David Spigel and Dr. Andrew Kennedy at the Sara Cannon Cancer Center, fought on.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to American Cancer Society/research, First Presbyterian Church Nashville, the Oak Hill School Nashville, and Montgomery Bell Academy Nashville.

Active Pallbearers: David Chase, Jeff Davis, Paul Downey, Daniel Donelson, Scott Fields, Jon Gaston, Peter Hart, Greg Parker, Matt Reasor, Brad Speight and Michael Carpenter.

Honorary Pallbearers: Tim Ness, Ricky Bowers, George Clark, Evon Dougherty, Brooks Hoffstetter, Calvin Lehew, Greg Miller, Russell Myers, John Rochford, and Chris Wilson. Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Brothers. The golf course superintendents across the country with whom he worked.

Visitation will be held at The Cheek House at First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, from 5:00-7:00p.m. on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Private burial at Woodlawn Cemetery, Thursday June 22, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. Service will be at First Presbyterian Church, 4815 Franklin Pike, Nashville, TN, 37220, in the Sanctuary at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 22, 2023.

First Presbyterian Church Reception to follow at Belle Meade Country Club. 815 Belle Meade Blvd. Nashville, TN 37205.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.Brentwood-Roesch-PattonFuneralHome.com for the King family.