Patricia Jean Murphy Wood

Patricia passed away on August 21, 2019. She was 77.

Pat was born on September 21, 1941 in Vancouver B.C. to Hugh "Spud" Murphy and Jean Stirling Murphy. Pat lived in Vancouver B.C. until the family moved to Seattle, WA in 1948. She attended Model School in Vancouver as well as B.F. Day, Latona, St. Benedicts, Blanchet, and Lincoln High School in Seattle.
She represented Miss Anne's 45th St. Apparel in Wallingford as one of the Seafair Princesses of 1959. She worked at Dicks Drive-in on Capitol Hill, she was one of the first employees of Phil Jensen's Burgermaster and embraced his work ethics and standards. Pat also worked for Craftsman Press, Pacific Maritime Association and Honeywell Marine Systems. Pat married Thomas Lee Wood, Chief Engineer of the Seattle Space Needle, on June 17, 1967. They lived for a short time in Seattle before Tom built their home of 48 years in Alderwood Manor.

Pat was a beauty with endless energy and an inexhaustible generous soul.
She sprinkled her bubbly personality, creativity, kind thoughtful heart, and exuberance for life, and giving on everyone she ever met and doubly so on her family. She was a wickedly good dancer, devoted homemaker and legendary baker. Most of all Pat loved little people and gave all children in her sphere a magical, nurturing environment to learn and thrive.
She and Tom and their son, Alex loved the outdoors, enjoying fishing and camping with their loved ones, and Barbershop Quartet Circle in their home on wheels around Washington State and Canada. They also loved to visit Pat's family in the British Isles.

Pat was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Lee Wood of 50+ years.
Pat is survived by her son, Alexander K. Wood, Toronto, ON; grandson, Taylor Wood (Stacey Moore), Alderwood
Manor; granddaughter, Destyni Wood, Atlanta, GA; grandson, Ryan Wood (Melissa), Rory Wood, Nick Wood and Deverie Stephens (Kevin); and 6 great- grandchildren, the last one being Oliver Thomas Wood, all in the Seattle area.
She is also survived by her brother, Hugh Murphy; sister, Heather Murphy (Arne
Andersen) of Seattle, WA; nieces, Carla DeRosier, Erin Terzieff (Darrell Burris);
Nephews, Rob Schmitz, Carl Murphy (Lisa Costello), Alexander Terzieff (Barbara);
great- nieces, Jenna DeRosier, Tori DeRosier and Ava Terzieff; great- nephew Kyle Murphy and a collection of beautiful children she helped to raise in child care including her loyal friend, Patti Woolms Reich, who along with family was near her side every day in Hospice.

Recitation of the Rosary will be
Saturday, August 31st at 9:40am
followed by a Funeral Mass on
Saturday, August 31st at 10:30am BOTH at
St. Benedict Catholic Church
1805 North 49th St., Seattle, 98103
Reception to follow.
Graveside Internment Service at
Holyrood Cemetery, at 2:30pm

Hoffner Fisher & Harvey
Guestbook at harveyfuneral.com