Obituary of Edmund Patschull

Edmund’s story: My name is Edmund Anthony Patschull and I was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 17th, 1944. I passed away in Dallas, TX on August 21, 2020. My parents, Leo A. P. and Gertrude P. passed away in August of 1957 and in December of 1999 respectively. My three older brothers Frank, George, and Leo passed in 1993, 2017, and 2019. We were born in the same order that we passed. My wife Barbara Allen passed away in May 2016. I attended Pope Saint John Paul II School in Chicago, Illinois, through 8th grade and graduated from high school in 1962. I served with the Navy Patrol Squadron 45 for two years during the Vietnam war from 1964 until receiving an honorable discharge in 1966. Thanks to the insistence of my wife, I graduated again, much later, with a bachelor’s in accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas on May 19th, 1984! I received this degree while already in an established career and days before my firstborn child! My established career was with Electronic Data Systems (EDS) where I retired from after working for over 40 years as a Capacity Planner. It was at EDS that I met Barbara, the love of my life and first girlfriend, whom I married on May 24th, 1975. I had always dreamed of being a father and was not sure it would happen until my wife got pregnant at 38 years old and gave birth to my daughter, Cynthia Patschull, on May 27th, 1984! The moment my daughter was born my wife yelled out to me from the hospital bed, “I want another one!”. That wish also came true when my son, Matthew Patschull, was born three years later on June 29th, 1987. On April 20th, 2020 my granddaughter Presley Patschull was born, making me a grandfather! My greatest accomplishment in my life is my kids; I loved being a father, a grandfather, and a husband. I also loved my family and friends dearly and enjoyed helping by offering my love and support any time it was needed. I loved sports and played on an adult softball league and tennis league with my wife and friends into my 50’s. I was an avid Chicago White Sox baseball fan and Chicago Bears football fan. I would beat heavily on my legs when excited over my team scoring! I had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed taking part in and laughing at pranks played by my wife, children, brothers, and friends. I always chose to see the positive in people and it showed in my daily interactions with friends, family, and strangers. My service will be held at Merit Memorial Funeral Home in Farmers Branch, TX on September 6th, 2020 with Bishop Alfredo officiating. My family will receive friends during visitation at 12:00pm. The funeral service will be held directly following at 2:00pm. Memorial contributions may be made in my wife’s honor to: Center for Brain Health at The University of Texas at Dallas, 2200 West Mockingbird Lane, Dallas, Texas, 75235, 214-905-3007. Additionally, contributions may also be made in my honor to: Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, 1820 W. Webster Ave., Ste 304 Chicago, Illinois 60614, 312-341-0500.