Patricia "Pat" Mary Fisher peacefully passed away Wednesday June 25, 2014 at Hospice Brazos Valley Inpatient Facility, with her family by her side. Pat was born in Westmont, New Jersey to John Joseph and Laura Imelda (McKee) Dougherty. After marrying Harold S. "Bud" Fisher on October 19, 1957, they were stationed at Fort Bliss, El Paso where she served as a 4-H leader and den mother for Cub Scouts. Throughout her life she always had such an open, compassionate heart for others, always having room for one more. Her hospitality and generous nature was unsurpassed and she was deeply loved for her ability to make everyone feel like family. After moving to Bryan in 1974, a year later she opened the first Cub Scout Day Camp, showing her love for children.
Pat and Bud enjoyed square dancing across the states and were members of the Houston Area Camping Squares and Friendly Squares in Kaplan, Louisiana. They also loved traveling the country in their Airstream. The places they went were vast and numerous. Their favorite state was Alaska where they met and visited as often as they could. They drove through 49 states, explored all the territories in Canada, along with spending 3 days enjoying the polar bears in the Canadian Tundra. Pat was a loving wife, an outstanding mother, grandmother and great grandmother, as well as a wonderful cook.
Pat is preceded in death by her parents; four brothers and a sister. She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Major Harold S. Fisher USA Retired of Bryan; daughters and sons-in-law, Rosemarie and Tom Fisher of Mexia, Donna Porter of Lewisville, Laura and Greg Pivonka of Kurten; son and daughter-in-law, John and Vicki Fisher of Bryan; grandchildren: Paul, Laura, Rebecca and Jacob Fisher, Jackie & Michael Leewright, Katy and Will O'Kelley, Brooks Porter, Hailie Bagley, Aaron, Jordan and Ben Fisher; great-grandchildren: Austyn and Aubry Leewright and Aiden O'Kelley.
The family would like to thank the staff at St. Joseph Regional Hospital and The Manor, along with Hospice Brazos Valley for the excellent care they gave to Pat.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice Brazos Valley, 502 W 26th St., Bryan, Texas 77803.
Private family service will be held at a later date.
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