Pat was born on September 14, 1938 in Centralia, IL and quickly became a Floridian after graduating high school in 1956 by moving to Tampa, Florida, where she remained until 2001 when she moved to Spartanburg, SC.
Pat was preceded in death by her parents, Marion Lee Johnston and Mabel Abbott Johnston as well as her two older sisters, Nadine M. Harvey and Beverly A. Heinlein. Pat is survived by her two children, a son Joseph L. Brunet and his husband, Pete Bonneau of New Port Richey, FL and a daughter, M. Christine Brunet and her wife Virginia Hill of Asheville, NC.
Pat loved reading, watching shows on pets and animals, and good conversation. In her later years, she volunteered at the Spartanburg Public Library and also visited nursing homes with her faithful therapy dog and personal companion, Willie.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Pat’s name can be made to Best Friends Animal Society in Kanab, UT.