Submitted by: Dan Rich

Capt. Donald L. Patrick

Aug. 7, 1950 - Sept. 26, 2000

South Bend Tribune 10/3/2000

Captain Donald L. Patrick, USAF retired, 50, of Austin, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 26.

He was born on Aug. 7, 1950, in South Bend, Ind. In 1972 he graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor's degree in political science. After graduation, he was commissioned as an officer in the United States Air Force. In 1978 he graduated from the University of Southern California with a master's degree in international relations. When he retired from the U.S. Air Force as a captain, he had served in several different bases in the states and overseas.

He is survived by his sister, Carol Patrick Adcock, and husband, Richard of Maumelle, Ark.; sister, Lynn Patrick of South Bend; brother, Mark J. Patrick of South Bend; and by his nephews, Rick and Mike Adcock, and his niece, Carolyn Adcock. With quiet strength, he bore his plight. We're humbled by his meekness, and how soft he went into the light. We will miss you Don.

A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 11:30 a.m. today, Oct. 3, in St. Austin's Catholic Church, 2026 Guadalupe, with Father Thomas Foley, C.S.P., as the celebrant. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the American Diabetes Association, 4425 W. Airport Fwy., Suite 130, Irving, TX 75062. The Cook-Walden Forest Oaks Funeral Home, 6300 W. William Cannon Drive, Austin, TX 78749, handled the arrangements.