Patricia Baldwin

Patricia “Pat” Anne (Fowler) Baldwin, a long-time resident of Sequim, WA, age 73,
passed away on April 23, 2023, after a brief illness.

Pat was born in 1949 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia), to Anne Marie (Snelsire) and
William A. Fowler, first Secretary-Consul on Economics, American Embassy, Yugoslavia. Her
birth was paid for with a requested box of groceries from the Embassy commissary. Through her
father’s career with the US State Department, Pat attended elementary schools in Stockholm,
Sweden; Geneva, Switzerland; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and Arlington, VA. She attended
Marymount Junior High in Arlington, VA, and Mann Junior High in Lakewood, WA, before
graduating 4th in her class from Clover Park High School in Lakewood, WA in 1967.

Pat attended Seattle University for 3 years with a major in math, where she met her future
husband, Thomas L. Baldwin. They were married in Seattle, WA, on October 2, 1970. Tom
joined the military and was immediately posted to Fort Lee, VA, where their first daughter,
Nancy, was born in 1971. They were then stationed in Fort Bragg, NC, where their twins, Diana
and Donna, were born in 1972. After Pat and Tom divorced, Pat moved to Sequim with her 3
daughters in 1974.

Pat started working at Ray Cays Realty in 1975. After 7 years she started working for the
Public Utility District (PUD) from May 1982 to her retirement in 2010.

During her many years in Sequim, Pat was very active with the St. Joseph’s Catholic
Church choir. She enjoyed traveling to Alaska, Mexico, Hawaii, Europe, and Israel and bringing
back Christmas ornaments. She enjoyed cross-stitching, collecting stamps, and watching
Seahawks games; she loved reading murder mysteries and spending time with Dale, family, and
friends.

Pat is preceded in death by her parents, her beloved daughter Nancy Baldwin, and her sister Catherine (Mullis) Morgan. She is survived by her daughters Donna (Jason) Ritchie of Trophy Club, TX, Diana (Jeffrey) Johnson of Washington, UT, grandchildren Lawrence “Willy” Raymond of Sequim, WA, Makayla and Austin Ritchie, and Sophia Johnson and loving partner Dale Erickson of Sequim, WA. She is also survived by her sister Carol Belenski of Anchorage, AK, nieces Christine (Brian) Dollerhide of Anchorage, AK, Stacie (Sean Gould) Belenski of Lacey, WA, and Pam (Kris) Morgan of El Mirage, AZ; and nephews Christopher (Lily) Morgan of Scottsdale, AZ, and Kevin (Chrissy) Morgan of Albuquerque, NM.

A celebration of life will take place, Saturday, June 17th, at the John Wayne Marina’s
Hendrick’s Room from 1:30 to 3:30 in Sequim, WA.

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