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Richard "Rick" Cory Patrick, 54, resident of Streetsboro, Ohio, and a former resident of Elkins, passed away unexpectedly on June 12, 2017.
He was born Aug. 6, 1962, in Quantico, Virginia, a son of the late Carolyn Patrick Roy and Staff Sgt. Tex Delano Patrick of Elkins. Living out of state, Rick enjoyed spending his spare time at his favorite getaway in Glady, where he and his surviving brother, Wesley, and best friend, Jimmy, built a longtime dream cabin to enjoy some of their favorite activities. Rick and his brother Wes enjoyed fishing and camping. Rick also enjoyed traveling, yardwork, grilling/cooking and was an avid enthusiast of home improvements. Rick was a passionate Steelers fan, and in his younger years enjoyed playing baseball, which led into umpiring.
On Feb. 17, 2005, he married Pamela Brown Patrick, who survives at home alongside a stepson Derrick Good. He also is survived by one brother, Wesley Dean Patrick, (wife Wendy) of Raleigh, North Carolina, and one sister, Dana Burke (husband Zack) and nephew Cory Dean Carpenter of Elkins, favorite aunt Joan Lunsford of Lake Worth, Florida, and best friend Jimmy Fansler.
He's proceeded in death by his maternal grandparents Geneva and Daniel Church of Valley Bend, and paternal grandparents Beulah and Carl Patrick of Galion, Ohio.
He was a graduate of Elkins High School, and received a business administration degree from Marshall University in 1984. Shortly after graduation, he joined the U.S. Army and obtained the rank of sergeant with an M.O.S. (Military Occupation Specialty) to be a club manager before being diagnosed with cancer of which he was a 30-year survivor. Rick spent more than 25 years in distribution management in the industrial gas industry, starting with MG Industries in 1990. Rick was well-liked and respected by everyone and could relate to drivers, managers, vendors and corporate
executives.
Rick got to see a lot of the country throughout his career with assignments in North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Indiana, California, Texas and, most recently, Cleveland, Ohio, but his heart was always in West Virginia. He was director, zone transportation for Airgas Merchant Gases and LLC at the time of his passing. Rick developed a second family through his career. He was a role model, mentor, friend and confidant to more people then probably realized.
A memorial service to celebrate Rick's life will be held at a later date. Charitable donations can be sent to Operation Homefront, American Cancer Association or a charity of your choice in memory of Rick. Arrangements are entrusted to Shorts Spicer Crislip Funeral Home Streetsboro Chapel.