Patricia Diana Ramey, age 75, of Portland, Oregon passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Pat was born March 1, 1943 in the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland, Oregon to Herman and Laura Rust. She was the baby of 3 siblings.
Pat grew up in St. Johns, graduating from Roosevelt High School, and decided to settle down there as well. She was a hardworking single mother raising 3 children; her daughter Diana, son Dennis, and niece Sue. In order to make ends meet, Pat worked up to four jobs at once. She was incredibly strong willed and resilient. For many years she was a cocktail waitress at The Wishing Well. Her work here made her a recognizable face in St. Johns allowing her to make deep connections within her community. It was at The Wishing Well that Pat would go on to meet various friends and eventually her husband Raymond. The two married in 1988 and shared 23 years together.
When Pat wasn’t waitressing, she worked as a bill collector and eventually a data entry clerk at the Portland City Courthouse. She found her work in criminal justice to be deeply satisfying and endlessly interesting which she went on to retire from. Pat was also on the board of the Portland Local 8, the longshoreman credit union.
Pat loved a good Lifetime movie! Her other favorites included Murder She Wrote and Diagnostic Murder. Pat enjoyed settling into the evening with one of her stories and a glass of Christian Brother’s brandy.
Family was important to Pat. She loved and cherished her fur babies; Chopper the pit bull and Lovey the yellow lab. Most of all, she loved being a grandma to her 3 grandchildren, Valerie Paz, Vanessa Dalton, and Jacob Kirk. Pat was incredibly proud of her family’s accomplishments, especially the day Valerie got married.
Pat would want to be remembered for being strong and independent but mostly for being a loving mother, wife, and friend.
A funeral for Pat will be held Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 12:00 PM at Skyline Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 4101 NW Skyline Blvd., Portland, OR 97229. A committal service will follow at 1:00 PM.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.skylinememorialgardens.com for the Ramey family.
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