Mr. Patrick Pat Michael Roche

Born in Coaldale, Pennsylvania, he is a son of Robert T. and Andrea Y. (Sejda) Roche. He moved to Inverness 4 years ago from Tamaqua, Pennsylvania.

Patrick was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Inverness. He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida, Orlando with a Bachelors Degree and a graduate of the Central Florida Community College, Ocala, Florida with an Associates Degree. He was a Personal Trainer at the Central Florida YMCA, Oviedo and was an intern with the Washington Nationals Baseball Team specializing in Strength and Conditioning. He is an Eagle Scout and member of the former Boy Scout Troop 776, Tamaqua. He was a member of Tamaqua Area High School class of 1999. He was a volunteer for Special Olympics and a former coach for the Marion County Youth Football League. He was an avid sportsman and enjoyed working with children.

Along with his parents, Bob and Andrea Roche, he is survived by a brother, Robert T. Roche, III and his wife, Melissa and nephew of Chaska, MN and a sister, Noel Marie Roche of Norfolk, VA.

There will be a gathering at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, 550 US Highway 41 South, Inverness, Florida on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 between 9:30-10:00 AM with a Funeral Mass at 10:00 AM. Interment in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Vikings Children�s Fund, Minnesota Vikings Football Club, 9520 Viking Drive, Eden Prairie MN 55344 or to Hernando-Pasco Hospice, 3545 N. Lecanto Highway, Beverly Hills, FL 34465.

Arrangements by Turner Funeral Homes Brooksville Chapel (352) 796-3588.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Inverness with Father Charles Leeke Nakfu officiating. Funeral Services were under the direction of the Turner Funeral Home, Brooksville, FL. A prayer service was held on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at the Kirk & Nice Funeral Home, Plymouth Meeting, PA followed by interment in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Philadelphia.