Patricia Ann "Pat" (Pumphrey) Tlapak, was born Wednesday, August 06, 1941. Pat passed away Saturday, February 17, 2018. She was born and grew up in Arkansas. She held degrees from University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Pat lived a year in New York, worked on her doctorate in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and then settled in Texas, first Dallas and then Plano.
Pat taught English at the college level for several years, was a homemaker for many years, and then occasionally worked in an office, primarily as a contract paralegal. her hobby was writing, she had several short stories published. Pat's most joyful years were spent as a homemaker, raising her son, Mark Tlapak, now of Georgetown, Texas and in her later years visiting with her three beautiful granddaughters, Adelynne, Ellery, and Justina.
Pat is preceded in death by her husband of thirty-nine years, James E. "Jim" Tlapak, who passed Wednesday, December 19, 2012. The couple had a wonderful marriage and traveled often, especially after Jim retired. Pat is also preceded in death by her parents, William Hollis Pumphrey and Othella Victoria (Murphy) Pumphrey, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas.
Left to cherish Pat's memory are Her son; Mark Tlapak, daughter-in-law; Amanda, granddaughters; Adelynne, Ellery, Justina, all of Georgetown, Texas, sister; Lynn Pumphrey, of Little Rock, Arkansas. Pat considered her husband's nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews as her family and treasures the times they could visit together.
A Private Visitation and Remembrance, for Pat, will be held 3:30-5:00PM, Sunday, February 18, 2018, at Ted Dickey West Funeral Home, in the Chapel, 8011 Frankford Road Dallas, Texas 75252.
Pat will be laid to rest with her husband, James E Tlapak, 10AM on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at the Dallas Forth-Worth National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers family is requesting you honor Pat with a donation, in her memory, to the charity of your choice.
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