Patricia Shannon

SHANNON, Patricia Jean, 75 of Wesley Chapel, Florida, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2016 after a battle with brain cancer. Born to parents Marshall and Jean Benson she was raised with her brother, Robert, outside of Cleveland, Ohio. She loved her family and was proud to serve at Camp Cherith/Cedarbrook Camp of Ohio. Pat enjoyed studying the Bible and sharing that love with others especially through her staff devotions. Starting her career as a Physical Education teacher, she returned to school to receive her Masters in Counseling. After a number of years home raising children with her husband, Jack Shannon, she returned as a guidance counselor and then private therapist. Pat decided to leave the snowbelt for Florida sunshine in 1997. An avid reader, swimmer and biker, in her later years she discovered the joy of cruising. She loved her family very much and they will miss her dearly. Pat is preceded in death by her brother, Robert, and survived by Jack and their five children, Jacquie and husband Timothy of Oklahoma, Stacey of North Carolina, Michael of Wesley Chapel, Megan and husband Andrew of Massachusetts and Mark of Wesley Chapel; along with four grandchildren, Suzanne, Josiah, Lorien and Eden. A funeral service will take place at 2:00p.m. Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Loyless Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior. In lieu of flowers, Pat requested that any tributes made in her honor be directed to support Cedarbrook Camp in Ohio. http://www.cedarbrookcampoh.com/donations.html