Patricia McDaniel

Patricia (Patti) Irene McDaniel passed February 25, 2018, near her home in Aurora, Colorado following complications from heart surgery. Patti was born in Junction City, KS on November 12, 1950, and raised in Kerrick, Texas. She attended college at SMU, then transferred to the University of Denver in 1970 where she graduated. She remained in the Denver area and worked numerous jobs where she made life-long friends at each one. Her greatest joys were her family and friends including her niece Merilee McDaniel, long-time friend Sharon Martensen Powell and Sharon’s daughters’ Kristen and Sarah and their families. Having only 3 first cousins, Patti was very close to cousins Sherri, Ron and Scott Hutchison and their families. She was a huge sports fan, especially of the Colorado Rockies, and enjoyed the family cabin “Fred’s Spread” with family and friends in Southern Colorado. Patti was preceded in death by her parents Marylou and Fred McDaniel of Kerrick, and recently by her Aunt Thelma McDaniel Smith of Dumas, TX. She is survived by her brother Mike McDaniel of Kerrick, TX, and niece Merilee McDaniel of San Antonio, TX. No services are scheduled at this time. The family suggests memorial be made to the Stratford Education Foundation, PO Box 108, Stratford, TX