Dora Patricia Ogden-Hose

Dora Patricia Ogden-Hose, age 78, was born on February 6, 1945, in Jacksonville, TX, and passed away on Friday, April 7, 2023 (Good Friday) in Dallas, Texas. Her passing marks the end of a courageous three-year battle against multiple forms of cancer. The cause of death was respiratory failure made worse by COVID-19.

Ms. Pat or Ms. Dora as she was affectionately known grew up in East Texas and lived in the cities of Jacksonville and Overton and spent much of her later life living between Tyler and Dallas, TX. She was married multiple times, but it was her last marriage to Richard Howell Hose that brought her one and only child Jason Allen Hose into the world in 1980.

Pat held numerous jobs including serving as the executive assistant to Kenneth Riedlinger, the VP of Electronic Data Systems owned by Ross Perot. In Tyler, she had a professional 20+ year career working both for Crown Office Supply and Ables-Land Office Supply & Furniture where she specialized in selling high-end office furniture and was a local sales representative for the Herman Miller Furniture Company.

When not working, Pat along with her son Jason spent time together buying antiques, collectibles, and good useful “junk”. They held a small business in Tyler named “Found Treasures” and operated several booths in East Texas area antique malls both in the cities of Tyler and Gladewater, TX. Every Saturday evening, you could find both Pat and Jason at one of the several estate sale/antique auctions. And weather permitting, Pat was a loyal fan of the once-monthly Canton Trade Days. She was also known in the Tyler area for her famous annual “antiques” sale that would be held out of their garage.

Above all, Pat was one of the most loving and generous souls of our time. She dedicated much of her life to her son Jason who was born with a non-life-threatening form of Muscular Dystrophy. Her number one mission was to raise her differently-abled child to be a productive, determined, and independent individual. The sacrifices she made so Jason could earn both an undergraduate and master’s degree in art education/museum studies is just one example.

Pat is survived by her only son, Jason Allen Hose, and her sister Janie Sue Ogden-Hooks both of Dallas, Texas. Additional surviving family members include Nancy and John Caperton of Dallas, TX, Mark, and Susan Hooks of Fort Smith, AR, Sandi and Brian Collins of Benbrook, TX, and Jerry and Susan Howard of Chicago, IL. She was preceded in death by her eldest sister Betty Jo Ogden-Howard of Fort Worth, TX, and her parents Dora Bell Power-Ogden and Lovell Smith Ogden, both from Tyler, TX.

A graveside service and celebration of life will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Tyler Memorial Park Cemetery located at 12053 State Hwy 64, Tyler, TX 75704. The family would like to thank all of the doctors and employees of UT Southwestern Medical Center, Pure Health Rehabilitation and Accent Care Hospice for all of their care and services over the past three years.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.tylermemorial.com for the Ogden-Hose family.