Obituary of Patrick Jerome Whalen
Patrick was born in Burnaby in 1968 to Bill and Mary Whalen. He grew up in Port Coquitlam, always involved in Soccer, either playing or coaching. He served his country in the Army, as a member of the British Columbia Regiment, qualifying as an armoured crewman. He attended UBC and eventually was employed as a computer technician, first with the Abbotsford School district, then the BCSPCA. He also taught at BCIT. He married Tanya Harder in 2003, after a brief romance. Together they restored her dream car, a Volkswagen Bug. They took a fabulous trip to Europe together not long after they were married. They eventually adopted two children from Taiwan, Jack, then Alice and their family was complete, except for the menagerie of cats and fish. He hated golf and mowing the lawn, but loved to tinker with cars. In recent years, he enjoyed driving around in his 1967 New Yorker, smoking a cigar or riding his 1995 Harley Road King. He will be missed, by Tanya, Jack and Alice as well as his mother Mary, brothers Bill and Mike and sister Ann.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Patrick
Jerome
Whalen 2021..
Garden Hill Cremation and Funeral Services
Death notice for the town of: Maple-Ridge, Province: Colombie britanique
We are saddened to learn of Patrick’s death…Patrick was a great soccer coach to our daughter, Jane. So sorry for your loss and his loss to the community, Anne & Garry Mancell and family.
We were very saddened to hear of Patrick’s passing. He was a great soccer coach for many years to our daughter Laura and a lot of young women. He had the courage to take on a group of 6 year old girls 30 years ago! Our sympathies go out to Patrick’s family. Ed and Diane Ryan
Condolences to you, Patrick’s family members. Patrick was a good high school friend. A smart student. He excelled at school. I remember him having a good sense of humour too. I took a photo of him for the yearbook. I wanted it to be an action shot, so I asked him to hold up a red card while he was wearing his soccer referee uniform. He grudgingly agreed to do it. It was probably a strange pose for him. Hehe 🙃 I think that the picture turned out great in the yearbook! God bless you Patrick! Best wishes to you all!
Jeffrey Oakman