Pat is predeceased by a host of family and friends, from a life well lived with her two loving husbands - Kevin W Gordon Sr (Woodside NY) and Robert S Carpenter Sr. (Ann Arbor MI). In addition to her two husbands, Pat is preceded by her sister Margaret Williams of Miami; Theodore Look (father), Cecile Kennedy Look (mother); Robert Carpenter Jr. (stepson) and Beth Aseltyne (stepdaughter)
Pat is survived by her children Vicki Orcutt (Missouri), Kevin W Gordon Jr (Florida) and Tracy Bolourian (Florida) and their respective families. Pat is also survived by her stepchildren Chris Cannon (Georgia), John Carpenter (Michigan) Kathy Powell (Michigan), Gerianne Coats (Indiana), Patrice Hiemstra (Michigan) and Laurie Gregory (Florida) and their respective families.
Mom was born in Detroit Michigan on 11/17/1932 and the Look family relocated to Miami Florida in 1942. Pat graduated from St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Miami where she played on St. Mary’s Ladies Basketball team. After graduation, Pat joined the fledgling Pan American Airlines team in 1952, as part of flight communications and tracking operations. Mom was part of the Miami International travel boom of the mid-1950’s.
Married in 1956 to Kevin W Gordon Sr, together they raised a family of three. Pat returned to her professional pursuits, joining AT&T as a long-lines telephone operator. Pat retired from AT&T in 1997.
Following the death of Kevin W Gordon Sr in 1986, Pat remarried in 1994 to Robert S Carpenter Sr. Pat and Bob had a joyful 25 years of marriage and set a fine example for all of us to follow.
A Visitation for Patricia will be held on Thursday 4/18/2024 from 10AM to 11:15AM at Aycock Funeral Home Young and Prill Chapel 6801 SE Federal Highway, Stuart, FL 34997, a Celebratory Catholic Mass will follow at 12PM at St. Christopher’s Catholic Church 12001 SE Federal Highway, Hobe Sound, FL 33455 and then returning to the Funeral Home for a Luncheon Reception. Patricia’s burial will be held the following day at 12PM at Caballero Rivero Southern Memorial 15000 West Dixie Highway, North Miami, FL 33161.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to:
Treasure Coast Hospice - Mayes Center
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