Obituary of Patricia A. Lynn

Patricia A. Lynn died Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 at her home. She was 61. Born in Alliance, Ohio, on July 4, 1953, Patricia lived in Lafayette Hill, Pa., and formerly in Tennessee. She worked as the service manager for Sherry Lake Apartments and loved her job and her residents. She had a passion for helping the elderly and made friends wherever she went. Everyone loved Pat. She was dubbed KDSM, which she explained stood for ""kind, dependable, sincere and motivated." She had all of these qualities and more, her humor will endure as we hear her words echo in our minds and smile as we remember her. Despite having had a difficult and trying upbringing, she managed to make her life better. She was genuine, the ""real deal"" or as some would say a ""real mensch."" She had immense patience and love, with a fierce love for her children and loyalty to her staff and residents. There will never be a harder worker, out in the cold shoveling snow for hours on end with her guys, lifting heavy salt bags, spending the night at Sherry Lake or getting there at 4 a.m. to clear the paths for her residents so they could safely get to work, she was tireless in those days. Pat always had a light within her that gleamed through her beautiful blue eyes ""my best quality"" she would say but far from it, she was always modest and humble. She had a good time with her friends and loved her staff ""her girls"" and her maintenance team, ""her guys,"" always making them laugh. Her smile, one that could never be captured on camera, graced all with warmth, as she shared so much kindness and love with all who knew and loved her. She will be greatly missed by her loving, devoted children, daughter Sarah M. Lynn and son Joshua A. Lynn, of Lafayette Hill; stepdaughter Julie Moskowitz of Lafayette Hill; her wife, Barrie Levin of Lafayette Hill; her sisters, Irene ""Renne"" Lynn of Columbia, Tenn., and Emily ""Emmy-K"" Fording of Ohio; stepson Tracy; niece Heather and her children Dalton, Noah and Ty. She will also be very much missed by her friends of all ages and species including Dakota, Teddy, Max, Rue-mer and Fame. She will live on in our hearts always. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold D. Lynn; her parents, Allan L. and Emily (Foley) Fording; and two brothers, Paul & Billy Chips. Shiva services will be held at the family's private residence at 7:00 PM daily from Sunday, September 28, through Thursday, October 2, 2014. Contributions may be made in her memory to: Human Rights Campaign: www.HRC.org; Born This Way Foundation.org; American Lung Association : wwww.lung.org/donate. Patricia of Lafayette Hill, Pa She worked as the Service Manager with Sherry Lake Apartments