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Friends and family are invited to attend a Memorial Mass on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 1P.M. at Our Lady of the Magnificat Parish, 2 Miller Rd Kinnelon, NJ.
Patricia Anne Garcia (Schulte) age 54 of Pompton Plains passed Sunday, August 14, 2016.
She was born at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Passaic and raised in Wayne having graduated from Wayne Valley High School with the Class of 1979.
From a young age Pat worked at her parents Frank and Paula’s florist shop in Wayne called “Schulte’s Florist.” She would later work for Prudential Insurance Company in Parsippany, for Jerry’s Restaurant in East Rutherford, and finally for New Bridge Services in Boonton. Pat had to stop working several years ago because of health issues.
She will be remembered as a spunky, loud, fun loving, bold, and hilarious person who had no filter. She was a great cook and her special loving touch on cavatelli and broccoli, beef milanese which she would cook all day, chicken noodle soup, and her secret chili recipe will be greatly missed.
Pat met a cute boy named William “Bill” Garcia while visiting her brother who worked as a groomer at the Meadowlands horse track. She tried to strike up a conversation with Bill but he wouldn’t give her the time of day. Finally she got frustrated and asked why he wouldn’t talk to her. Bill replied “because you’re here with that guy.” Well that guy happened to be Pat’s brother. Once this was established, they truly enjoyed each other’s company. On their first date Bill was to go and watch Pat play softball on Valley Road in Wayne. As he drove to Wayne, he came down Route 46 and exited to Valley Road in Clifton by mistake. He drove up and down Valley Road in Clifton but couldn’t find the field. He eventually did what no other man would do, and stopped at the gas station for directions. The station attendant immediately knew the mistake and directed Bill to Valley Road in Wayne. Bill proposed to Pat while having dinner at the Town Tavern in Little Falls. She said yes and the entire restaurant erupted in applause for them. Bill and Pat married on August 23, 1985 and honeymooned on the island of Saint Lucia. They have enjoyed a loving, adventurous, and caring marriage of over thirty years.
Pat is the loving and devoted mother of William Garcia III and his wife Jessica of West Milford, Frank Garcia of Pompton Plains, and Justine Marie Garcia of Pompton Plains; cherished grandmother of Cole Garcia; and much loved sister of John Schulte and his wife Sue of Maryland, Fran Schulte, Betty Schulte, and William Schulte all of Wayne.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to BASS (Bloomingdale Animal Shelter Society), PO Box 24, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403 would be appreciated.
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Friends and family are invited to attend a Memorial Mass on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 1P.M. at Our Lady of the Magnificat Parish, 2 Miller Rd Kinnelon, NJ.
Services
Friends and family are invited to attend a Memorial Mass on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 1P.M. at Our Lady of the Magnificat Parish, 2 Miller Rd Kinnelon, NJ.
Patricia Anne Garcia (Schulte) age 54 of Pompton Plains passed Sunday, August 14, 2016.
She was born at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Passaic and raised in Wayne having graduated from Wayne Valley High School with the Class of 1979.
From a young age Pat worked at her parents Frank and Paula’s florist shop in Wayne called “Schulte’s Florist.” She would later work for Prudential Insurance Company in Parsippany, for Jerry’s Restaurant in East Rutherford, and finally for New Bridge Services in Boonton. Pat had to stop working several years ago because of health issues.
She will be remembered as a spunky, loud, fun loving, bold, and hilarious person who had no filter. She was a great cook and her special loving touch on cavatelli and broccoli, beef milanese which she would cook all day, chicken noodle soup, and her secret chili recipe will be greatly missed.
Pat met a cute boy named William “Bill” Garcia while visiting her brother who worked as a groomer at the Meadowlands horse track. She tried to strike up a conversation with Bill but he wouldn’t give her the time of day. Finally she got frustrated and asked why he wouldn’t talk to her. Bill replied “because you’re here with that guy.” Well that guy happened to be Pat’s brother. Once this was established, they truly enjoyed each other’s company. On their first date Bill was to go and watch Pat play softball on Valley Road in Wayne. As he drove to Wayne, he came down Route 46 and exited to Valley Road in Clifton by mistake. He drove up and down Valley Road in Clifton but couldn’t find the field. He eventually did what no other man would do, and stopped at the gas station for directions. The station attendant immediately knew the mistake and directed Bill to Valley Road in Wayne. Bill proposed to Pat while having dinner at the Town Tavern in Little Falls. She said yes and the entire restaurant erupted in applause for them. Bill and Pat married on August 23, 1985 and honeymooned on the island of Saint Lucia. They have enjoyed a loving, adventurous, and caring marriage of over thirty years.
Pat is the loving and devoted mother of William Garcia III and his wife Jessica of West Milford, Frank Garcia of Pompton Plains, and Justine Marie Garcia of Pompton Plains; cherished grandmother of Cole Garcia; and much loved sister of John Schulte and his wife Sue of Maryland, Fran Schulte, Betty Schulte, and William Schulte all of Wayne.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to BASS (Bloomingdale Animal Shelter Society), PO Box 24, Bloomingdale, NJ 07403 would be appreciated.
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