Harold Noyes Patch
– June 6, 2021
Harold Noyes Patch, a.k.a. Dan Patch, died on June 6, 2021, in Sun City Center, Fla., at the age of 94. He was born in Proctor, Vermont, in 1926, and lived with his family in nearby Pittsford. After a year in the U.S. Navy, he attended Bryant College in R.I.
He taught business at Middlebury High and there met his wife Mary, marrying in 1952. They moved to North Haven, Conn., and Dan taught at Shelton High. He became their first computer center director, ushering the city of Shelton, its school system and the students of Shelton into the computer age by directing the operation of one of the first time-share computers on the market. For 48 years, their summers were spent on Lake Dunmore in Vermont, working at Keewaydin Camp.
After retiring, Mary and Dan moved to Sun City Center, Fla. Dan volunteered for the SCC Emergency Squad and SCC Security Patrol, and for many years he orchestrated the New England Club’s annual dinner, preparing a traditional ham and beans menu for hundreds of guests. The couple enjoyed traveling in their motor coach, taking several trips cross-country.
Harold was predeceased by his wife Mary; his daughter-in-law, Susan; and all seven of his siblings. He remains in the hearts of his son Steven and wife Rebecca of North Carolina; his son Michael of Rhode Island; his daughter Alyson and her spouse Danielle of Massachusetts; as well as seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews.
His ashes will rest along with Mary’s in Evergreen Cemetery in Pittsford and Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington, VT.
Those who wish, may contribute in his name to the Keewaydin Foundation, 50 Rustic Lane, Salisbury, VT, 05769.
He taught business at Middlebury High and there met his wife Mary, marrying in 1952. They moved to North Haven, Conn., and Dan taught at Shelton High. He became their first computer center director, ushering the city of Shelton, its school system and the students of Shelton into the computer age by directing the operation of one of the first time-share computers on the market. For 48 years, their summers were spent on Lake Dunmore in Vermont, working at Keewaydin Camp.
After retiring, Mary and Dan moved to Sun City Center, Fla. Dan volunteered for the SCC Emergency Squad and SCC Security Patrol, and for many years he orchestrated the New England Club’s annual dinner, preparing a traditional ham and beans menu for hundreds of guests. The couple enjoyed traveling in their motor coach, taking several trips cross-country.
Harold was predeceased by his wife Mary; his daughter-in-law, Susan; and all seven of his siblings. He remains in the hearts of his son Steven and wife Rebecca of North Carolina; his son Michael of Rhode Island; his daughter Alyson and her spouse Danielle of Massachusetts; as well as seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild and many nieces and nephews.
His ashes will rest along with Mary’s in Evergreen Cemetery in Pittsford and Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington, VT.
Those who wish, may contribute in his name to the Keewaydin Foundation, 50 Rustic Lane, Salisbury, VT, 05769.