Patricia Ann Phillips
Patricia Ann (Pat) Phillips of Sun City Center, Fla., passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children, on Nov. 12, 2021, after a decade-long battle with cancer. She was 77.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Francis and Elsie Keefe, she graduated from St. Brendan’s High School, attended Grace Institute, and worked for nearly 40 years in New York City as a legal secretary before her retirement in 2005.
Pat was a working mother who taught her children the importance of education, hard work and self-sufficiency. She loved doing the Sunday NY Times crossword puzzle and any opportunity to teach her kids a new vocabulary word. Her exquisite penmanship was a sought-after service.
Pat was a people person. She loved all the friendships made in Sun City Center. She organized group outings, road trips and birthday events. She loved to travel, take and share pictures, decorate the Christmas tree, add flowers to her garden, not lose a Scrabble game, but most important to her was her family.
Pat is survived by her husband of 56 years, Robert; her three children, Donna (Stephen), Robert Jr. and Brian; three grandchildren, Carl, Andrew and Annalise; and her sister, Eileen Keefe.
The funeral service will be held on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at 10 a.m., Prince of Peace Church 702 Valley Forge Blvd., Sun City Center, FL 33573.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Francis and Elsie Keefe, she graduated from St. Brendan’s High School, attended Grace Institute, and worked for nearly 40 years in New York City as a legal secretary before her retirement in 2005.
Pat was a working mother who taught her children the importance of education, hard work and self-sufficiency. She loved doing the Sunday NY Times crossword puzzle and any opportunity to teach her kids a new vocabulary word. Her exquisite penmanship was a sought-after service.
Pat was a people person. She loved all the friendships made in Sun City Center. She organized group outings, road trips and birthday events. She loved to travel, take and share pictures, decorate the Christmas tree, add flowers to her garden, not lose a Scrabble game, but most important to her was her family.
Pat is survived by her husband of 56 years, Robert; her three children, Donna (Stephen), Robert Jr. and Brian; three grandchildren, Carl, Andrew and Annalise; and her sister, Eileen Keefe.
The funeral service will be held on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at 10 a.m., Prince of Peace Church 702 Valley Forge Blvd., Sun City Center, FL 33573.