Patricia Lyons
November 13, 1947 – May 29, 2011
Patricia A. (Mikulka) Lyons, age 63, the beloved wife of Paul Lyons for over forty-three years, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 29, 2011 with her family by her side. Born in Fairfield, Pat was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, Class of 1965 and attended Our Lady of Good Counsel College in NY. She spent the last two decades with Evaluation Associates of Norwalk where she was the Director of Human Resources and Accounting. Pat enjoyed golf, cards, shopping and spending time at the beach. She was a very social person who cherished her relationships with a large group of friends. She was devoted to her husband, Paul who was her lifelong partner and also to her family. She was a former member of the Patterson Club. In addition to her husband, Pat is survived by her two loving daughters and their spouses, Jennifer and George Pav of Stonybrook, NY and Jill and Rich Rycroft of Woburn, MA; her mother, Amelia Mikulka of Fairfield; three brothers, John, Jr. of Corona del Mar, CA, Joseph of Fairfield and Bill of Seattle, WA; and four cherished grandchildren, Katie, George, Amelia and John. She was predeceased by her father, John Mikulka. Friends are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Assumption Church, 545 Stratfield Road in Fairfield. Interment is private.
Friends may greet her family prior to the funeral from 8-10:15 a.m. at the Shaughnessey Banks Funeral Home, 50 Reef Road in Fairfield Center. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the following fund so that others might live a longer life….Yale Stem Transplant Fund, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven, P.O. Box 208028, New Haven, CT 06520 The family would especially like to thank Dr. Dennis Cooper of Yale, the staff and nurses on the 7th and 11th floors at Smilow Cancer Hospital as well as the nurses and staff at the Watermark at 3030 Park, Cambridge Manor and CT Hospice for their extraordinary care.
A lovely lady who will be missed. Condolences to Paul and his family.ld
Thank you Pat for your Friendship(s) My Heartfelt Gratitude is with you as well as your Family.
Go with God Our Friend…you are Loved!
I’m out of words–they were never sufficient anyway. So, I’m borrowing from another place:
“Life’s so fragile and love’s so pure,
We can’t hold on but we try.
We watch how quickly it disappears, and we never know why.
So goodbye my friend
I know I’ll never see you again
But the time together through all the years
Will take away these tears
It’s ok now
Goodbye my friend.”
I join Patsy’s family and friends who know there’s an empty place in the world which cannot be filled.
Dear Paul,Jennifer and Jilla
We are so very shocked and sorry to hear of your great loss.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this most difficult time.
May God grant you all strength and guidance.
Always,
Richard and Charlene Scofield
Pat made EAI the friendly place it was when I worked there. She had a great ability to connect to many of the staff and had a wonderful sense of humor. We will will her greatly.
Pat was the brightest of lights. What a loss for EAI and her many friends and family.
Sorry for your loss
I am very sad to lose such a good friend. My deepest symphathy to the family. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dear Jill, Rich, John and Amelia
I was so sorry to hear that your mother/grandmother has passed. I know how much you truly loved her. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Mrs. Farrell
My thoughts are with at this most painful time. May you keep all your special memories in your heart and have comfort that they are always there and her spirit is with you.
I am so glad I got the oportunity to meet your mon, Jen, and will always remember her holding Molly when she was only a few weeks old when I came to visit you at your house.
I love you Jen and will always be there for you and your family. I express my most sincere condolences to and you the rest of your family. May eveyone find some peace in the sympathy expressed by friends and loved ones.
Jen & Jill- I wanted to send my thoughts and prayers your way, and hope that you have nothing but found memories of your mom! Your mom was so funny, and I remember our fun Summer sleep overs!
Patsy was an amazing friend to my mom-strong, independent, silly, pragmatic and loving. My mom will miss her friendship immensily and I will miss that for my mom. Patsy gracedk all our lives and we are better for her friendship.
With Love,
Alice Marcus Krieg
I admired Pat very much, both as a friend and professionally. Pat was warm and loving and oh so brave and strong. No challenge was too big for her. I will miss her.
Plese accept my deepest sympathy. I hope you can find some comfort in your many special memories and all the happy years you shared.
Elke
Paul, I’m so sorry to hear about Pat. Her courage, strength and positive attitude always amazed me whenever I had the good fortune to be her nurse. I will miss seeing her smiling face (accompanied by you). You are in my thoughts. Take care.
My thoughts and prayers go out to all of Pat’s family and loved ones. Pat was the nicest and most considerate person I’ve ever met. She had such a comforting smile in her voice when she spoke. She will truly be missed.