Patrick Young

Pat will be lovingly remembered and deeply missed by his beloved wife Betty of 66 wonderful years, his children, Patsy (Dan), Ken, Margaret and Bernice (Ole), his 6 grandchildren, Lorelle, Christa, Tanya, Myles, Riley and Kianne and his 3 great grandchildren, Evania, Audrey and Eliza. He will also be missed by his surviving brothers and sisters, nieces, nephews, cousins and many longtime and new friends.

Pat was born in Bow Island, Alberta, to Peter and Juliet Young. After moving to Calgary, he met Betty at her 15th birthday party and they were married 2 days after her 18th birthday. In 1956, Pat completed trade school where he obtained his certificate for painting and decorating. The young couple moved to Fort St. John where he and his brother, Fred, became business partners in painting. Pat and Betty’s children were born and raised in Fort St. John and in 1974 the “Original 6” moved to Lantzville. That is where he started his own successful business, "Pat's Painting and Decorating."

Pat was proud to have been born on St. Patrick's Day and was quick to mention that he was the easiest to name in the large family. He liked to stump people by saying there were 15 kids in the family, 7 brothers and 7 sisters… people would say “that’s only 14” and Pat would say “But there is me too.” He always did his best to reach out to his family members on their birthdays.

“Pat the Picky Painter” had a great sense of humour and many memorable one liners, was full of wonderment, loved his family and friends, meeting new people, was strong in his faith and he would never say no to having a dance. He was the life of the party without being overpowering. He was a hard worker and expected everyone to have the same work ethics.

A few familiar Pat sayings are: Fair to middlin; My name is Cliff, drop over sometime; You know Martin, hey - Martin up; Pert near; Quit your belly aching; When asked where are you going, answered with “Crazy, wanna come?”; For Pete’s sake; Hurry up and wait; Makes a person wonder; I’m going to be young forever because of my last name. He also spoke fluent “Crow”.

Pat was very active in the Knights of Columbus for many years where they presented him with a name tag, ‘Pat Old’. He was in the newspaper several times representing the Knights of Columbus for their donations and events and appeared on TV working at a telethon. If someone was sick in the hospital, or at home, whether it be family, friends or strangers, he was the one that would show up for support.

Pat was also proud of the number of times he was able to donate blood and was also recognized in the newspaper for that too. His wallet always displayed the latest sticker for the number of donations made.

Many hours were spent doing puzzles (tap the piece 3 times when you got the piece in place), board games, sudoku, word search and cards. He even invented the ’not so well known game’, Nespatrol, with his buddies. Fishing, playing pool, riding his motorcycle, curling and skidooing were among his many great past times.

Pat recycled before it was a household name. He knew years ago that all the garbage in the landfill was not a good thing.

Zambuck would heal any cut and Crème de Menthe would help make you feel better on the inside.

Even though Betty was the quiet mastermind/instigator behind many of his shenanigans (and the creator of his Halloween costumes) he willingly went along with her ideas.

You know Don, don’t ya?... Don ya worry

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to a charity of your choice or plant something beautiful.

A good heart, as well as a good soul inflamed with charity, can do nothing but good and holy works.

- St. Angela Merici