Patrick Jay McClanahan was born December 28, 1955, in Fresno to Max and Barbara (Hamilton) McClanahan and passed on March 26, 2020. He has two older sisters, Rix Hathaway (Toni Hathway deceased in 2014) and Sandra and Jim Tomerlin from Hanford.
He is survived by his son, Tyler McMoto, grandchildren Amanda, Mila and Max McMoto, niece Erin Alvidrez and Karie Donavan, nephew, Toby Tomerlin and great nephews Neck and Payton Alvidrez.
Pat was fun-loving, kind, creative, spontaneous, a dance-lover, a fantastic cook, artistic with his hands and a friend to many. His pride-and-joy was Tyler. He was a wonderful father and loved being Popsie to Mila and Max.
After following in his dad's construction trade, plastering, he went back to school after Tyler was born and got his BA in 1993 at Fresno State in teaching. He taught at Wilson School in Sanger. Later he pursued
theater staging and other artistic venues.
A Celebration of Life will be held later this year. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Poverello House in Fresno, CA.
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