M SGT (Ret.) Patrick Edward Roth

Patrick Edward Roth was born June 6, 1947 to Clement Edward Roth, Jr. and Marguerite Marie Verret in Baltimore, Maryland. He passed from this life on August 31, 2014 after a courageous battle with mesothelioma cancer at the age of 67.

Pat loved his country and was proud to serve in the United States Army. He started his career as a Military Police Officer in the Texas Army National Guard which gave him the opportunity to join the Austin Police Department in 1968. He was proud to be a member of APD for 14 years and then he followed his desire to serve his country in the Army. He joined the Active Guard Reserve program at Camp Mabry in December 1982 and retired in May 2002 with the rank of Master Sargeant. Pat was also a member of the Boy Scouts of America for 47 years. He had over 1,000 young men go through his unit over the years and was a great role model and leader for them. When the word got around about Pat’s illness, he was flooded with telephone calls and visits from many of these men and Pat’s family is really thankful for the words of praise for his dedication to making them the men they are today. Pat also earned the Silver Beaver Award in Scouting for his service. He had been a member of the Texas Indian Hobbyist Association for a number of years and Native American culture and history was a passion for him. After his retirement from the military, Pat went to work at Just for Fun Watercraft Rentals on Lake Travis for 11 years. His boss, Pete Clark, was one of his former scouts and Pat enjoyed his time at the lake.

Pat is survived by his wife of 46 years, Joyce Johnson Roth, son, Erik Patrick Roth and his wife Alison, granddaughter, Lindsay, of Richardson, sister, Renee Peters and husband, Edward, of Fort Worth, brother Michel Roth and wife, Teena, Gig Harbor, WA, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Suzette and Joe Kump, nephew, Scott Kump and wife Nikki, niece, Amy Kump and great nieces, Alyssa, Shelby and Abbie Kump. He is also survived by his precious dog, Bunny. He was preceeded in death by his parents and grandparents.

In lieu of flowers, the family would like you to consider donations to the Wounded Warrior Project which was a passion for Pat or Faith Lutheran Church, his church home for over 46 years.

A formal visitation will be held on Tuesday September 2, 2014 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in the evening at Cook-Walden funeral home 6100 North Lamar Blvd. Austin, Texas 78752.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday September 3, 2014 at Faith Lutheran Church, 6600 Woodrow Avenue, Austin, Texas at 10:00am. Interment will be in Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville, Texas.

Condolences may be left at www.cookwaldenfuneralhome.com