Patricia Coleman

Patricia S. (Pat) Coleman was born April 25th, 1929 in Seattle, Washington, the daughter of Robert Sinclair and Mary Carter Sinclair and older sister to Richard (Dick) Sinclair. She is a graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in Dietetics and served an internship at Mills College. She joined the Air Force in 1956 serving as an Administrative Officer until 1962, reaching the rank of Captain. After raising her children, she went back to work and retired from the Naval Supply Center, Puget Sound, as a Budget Analyst in 1993.  She passed away quietly with family at her side. While serving at Gunter AFB in Alabama, she met her future husband, Jack Coleman. They were married on December 16th, 1961 and raised two wonderful children Lisa Gale and David Anthony. Pat is survived by her husband of 49 years, Jack, daughter Lisa Burgess of Germany and her husband Peter, and son David of Silverdale and his wife Cathy.  She is also is survived by her brother Richard Sinclair and his wife Aimee.  She also leaves behind 6 grandchildren that she absolutely adored and doted on: Alex, Chris and Caitlin Burgess and Allison, Zach and Grace Coleman.  Family meant so very much to her. Pat was an active quilter and “crafter”; she inevitably had several projects underway at once.  She was an active member of the West Sound Quilters Guild for many years and recently had taken up making comfort quilts for Seattle Children’s Hospital.  She was a charter member of South Kitsap Presbyterian Church (now Adventure of Faith Church) in Port Orchard and was active in the church for many years.  While at the UW, she joined the Pi Beta Phi sorority and enjoyed staying connected with it for many years.  Her cats, Yoda and Shadow, also held a special place in her heart. A memorial service will be held at Rill Chapel on Monday, March 21st, at 2 p.m. She will be interred at Tahoma National Cemetery with Military Honors on Tuesday, March 22nd, at 1:30 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Seattle Children's Hospital, 4800 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105