- Date Of Birth: July 19, 1931
- Date Of Death: October 4, 2017
- State: Illinois
Patricia Lee Shea, 86, of Galesburg, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 4, 2017, at 1:50 p.m. in Heartland Health Care, Galesburg. Pat was born July 19, 1931, in Monmouth, the daughter of Leroy and Mildred (Oaks) Ryan.
She married James D. Shea on September 18, 1954, in Galesburg. He preceded her in death on March 23, 2006.
Pat is survived by two sons, Steven (and Laura) Shea of Cudahy, WI, and Tim (and Brian Richter) Shea of Champaign, IL; two daughters, Susan (and Jeff) Sullivan of Cave Creek, AZ, and Shari Shea of Galesburg; and one sister, Lynn (and Mike) Porter of Paris, TN. Pat is also survived by four grandchildren, Chris, Emmanuel, Jacob, and Debrae; as well as eight great-grandchildren. Pat worked as a typist for several years but spent most of her life caring for her family. To Pat, the family was everything. She was an ardent fan of all Corpus Christi, Costa, and GHS Basketball teams.
