Obituary of Mary Patricia Byrne

Mary Patricia Byrne "Pat" (nee Frank) Over the past few months, Pat was frequently asked by health personnel to provide her full name. She would answer, "Mary Patricia Veronica Frank Byrne" and then proudly volunteer, that she has been married to her "Jimmy" for 56 years and that they have four children and nine grandchildren. Pat died of cancer on November 27th. In her preceding days, her children and grandchildren all gathered at her side to say good bye. She passed away peacefully at home after many months of exceptional care from Jim, Joliet Hospice and her family. Pat was born to Gladys and Leonard Frank, raised in Joliet, and graduated form Joliet Central H.S. Her calling and primary vocations were wife, mother, and grandmother. She was also secretary to former Bishop Romeo Blanchette and Jim's legal secretary for many years. She was an artistic spirit and a painter who loved to travel, especially to visit her grandchildren. The ocean - any ocean - was her second favorite place after any place her family was. The family that was blessed by her life consists of her son Daniel married to Laurie (nee Little) residing in San Jose, California and their children Emily (Matt Klope), Christopher, Sarah, Matthew; son Joseph married to Lana (nee Novak) residing in Dallas, Texas and their children Nicholas and Rebecca; daughter Carrie married to Dominic D'Amato residing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and their children Dominic James (deceased), Michael, Kathryn, and Daniel; daughter Kelly married to Jeff Konkol residing in Waukesha, Wisconsin; Pat's sister Coleen Frank residing in Joliet and her brother Leonard, residing in Arizona. Funeral Services will be Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 9:15 a.m. from the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home 3200 Black at Essington Rds., Joliet to The Church of St. Jude for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to The Church of St. Jude in Joliet or the Joliet Area Community Hospice. Visitation Friday from 3-8 p.m. For more information, please call 815-741-5500 or visit her Memorial Tribute at www.fredcdames.com.