Patricia Irene Kramer
March 10, 1928- July 2, 2010

Born March 10, 1928 in St. Paul, Minnesota to the young parents
of Theodore Goudreau and Virginia (Rooney) Goudreau, Patricia
entered into this world during an era of prosperity and hope.
Shortly after her birth, the stock market crashed and the Great
Depression followed. At the young age of 3, her father abandoned
mother and daughter, leaving them to struggle alone. Her mother
Virginia found employment as an office worker for Chrysler and
moved to Detroit.

Patricia learned to be independent at a young age. She explored
her urban environment on foot, on bike, and on the city bus often
traveling great distances from home to sit by the Detroit River.
Pat loved being outside. She also had a love for music and dancing.
She would often go downtown to listen to the big bands play instead
of going to school. At Chrysler her mother met a man, Charles
Logsdon. Pat loved Charles and told her mother to marry him.
Charles became "Pop" and Pat had a father for the first time.

World War II brought a move to the military base in Pecos,
Texas, where Charles was stationed. Pat didn't like living in
Pecos, but loved all of the young men in uniform. Pat met a
handsome young man who was a great dancer and at the age of 17, Pat
married Albert Gauthier. The young couple eventually moved back to
Grand Rapids, Michigan.
In Grand Rapids, Pat had two sons, Mark in 1952, and Matt in
1955. Pat and Al divorced and she soon married Ken Kramer. Her
youngest son, Kurt, was born in 1957. She loved being a mother.
Ken took employment as an avionics aeronautical engineer in
Southern California. Pat loved California, the orchards, the beach,
camping and ski trips to the Sierra's, and swimming in the pool in
the backyard. Pat loved to travel. The life of an executive's wife
made traveling the world a reality. However, while living in
Thousand Oaks, California, Pat and Ken divorced. She obtained a
real estate license and began a career as a realtor.

Pat moved to Incline Village, Nevada on the north shore of Lake
Tahoe in 1980. She loved hiking and the entire splendor of Tahoe.
After 14 years in Tahoe, Pat had to move again.
Pat eventually ended up in Kirkland, Washington to be near her
son Mark. She continued to take daily walks at her favorite park
calling the turtles that lived there her turtles. She was a member
of Washington Cathedral in Redmond. She maintained her independence
up until July 2, 2010 when she laid down to take a nap. She died
peacefully in her sleep.
She is survived by her three sons, Mark, Matt and Kurt, her
brother Paul, her Sister Lynn, her grandchildren Nick, Nathan, and
Linnea, nieces and nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews.
Patricia Irene Kramer loved her family and will be missed by
all.