Patricia Anne Dalzell

Patricia "Pat" Ann Dalzell (Henry), age 80, of Pequannock, formerly a Wayne resident, passed unexpectedly on Monday, December 24, 2018 while having Christmas dinner with her family. As difficult as this sounds there was a comfort to knowing Pat passed with the comfort of family by her side.

She was born to the late Willis F. and Anne T. Henry in Brooklyn, N.Y.  The family eventually moved to Woodbine Street in the Ridgewood section of Queens, New York and she lived in Queens and Bellmore, Long Island, New York before moving to Wayne in 1969.  She lived in Wayne for forty three years before moving to Pequannock about six years ago.

Pat's first job was as an office administrator for the Givaudan Corporation in Clifton. Pat met the love of her life Robert "Bob" Dalzell in 1973.  Their first date was lunch at Ernie Tomai's on Ratzer Road in Wayne.  Pat and Bob married on April 19, 1975 at the Hamilton Club in Paterson.  They honeymooned at the South Hampton Princess Hotel in Bermuda and enjoyed a loving and adventurous marriage of thirty-one years before Bob's passing in 2006. Bob was a past-president of the Paterson Rotary, Wayne Rotary, and served as District Governor for Rotary's District 7490. With Rotary and the many lifelong friends they made that Pat and Bob traveled extensively around the world.

She will be remembered for being a great mother and grandmother who loved cooking and gardening. Although she was always impeccably dressed with her hair just so, she was not vain in any sense of the word. She was outgoing, had a great sense of humor, and her grandchildren were the light of her life.

She was the beloved wife of the late Robert J. Dalzell, Jr. (2006); devoted mother of Michael Dalzell and his wife Laura of Sparta, the late Kevin Dalzell (2003), and Lisa Ann Albanese and her husband Peter of Wayne; loving sister of the late Thomas Henry (1998); she was the cherished grandmother of Alexa Dalzell, Kayla Dalzell and her fiancé Dan Volk, Tyler Dalzell, Peter Albanese, Jr. and his wife Megan, Kyle Albanese and his fiancé Alexa Han, and Leighann Albanese.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations to the Pompton Falls Co. #3, 130 Jackson Ave., Wayne, NJ 07470 would be greatly appreciated.