PATRICK BLACK

Patrick Philip Black, Pat, was born on March 1st, 1958, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He died peacefully at home in Mountain Top on 10-April-2025 surrounded by loving family members after a long illness.

His family moved several times during his childhood, and he made many friends along the way whom he kept in regular correspondence with throughout his life. He graduated from Crestwood High School in 1976 and a few years later married the love of his life, then Joann Schwartz, and had two children, Jenell and James.

He was an avid outdoorsman from a young age and well-known for saving all matters of wildlife, particularly birds, and for his love of fishing. He was a storyteller, who captivated audiences wherever he went with the tall tales of his life. It’s said that storytelling is the foundation upon which legends are built, and as made famous by the 1993 film The Sandlot, heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Long after he takes his last breath, people will find themselves retelling some of those stories as a legend lives on in their memories.

He is survived by his wife and children, brothers (Ronnie – Mountain Top, Robbie – Thailand, Paul – Wilkes Barre), sisters (Dodie – North Carolina, Debbie – Ohio), and mother (Dee – Ohio).

He is preceded in death by his father (Ron).

There will be no funeral services, but you may donate to National Audubon Society or have a pickle back shot in his memory.

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