"Dear cousins,, I am sad I will not be able to come to Michigan today to share the fond memories of your Mom with you. Aunt Pat was so full of love, joy and warmth. Our ?Yott? family gatherings with cousins everywhere will always bring a smile with the sisters always right in the middle sharing their love with all of us! My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours today. Love you all, Joanie Gorman"
In loving memory of
Patricia Y Gagnier
June 1, 1933 - August 20, 2020
Patricia Yott Gagnier, age 87 of West Bloomfield, Michigan passed peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of August 20, 2020. Born in Flint Michigan on June 1, 1933 to Joseph and Eva Yott. Beloved wife for 61 years to the late Pierre Gagnier, who passed in 2017. Loving and amazing mother to her eight children, Pierre H. Gagnier (Nancy) of Maplewood, NJ., Suzanne H. Bertrand of Milford, MI., Joseph M. Gagnier (JoAnn) of Fenton, MI., Joanie M. Gagnier-Dallape (Scott Cantrell) of Hartland, MI., William A. Gagnier (Diane) of Bloomfield Hills, MI., Gabrielle Gagnier (Haidar Belushi) of Ann Arbor, MI., John F. Gagnier (Nadia) of New York City, NY., and James M. Gagnier (Torrey) of Grosse Pointe Farms, MI.. Cherished grandmother to 20 grandchildren, predeceased by Michael Bertrand and Andrew Gagnier. She is survived by her younger sister Theresa (Terri) Callahan, of Sterling Heights and predeceased by her older siblings Joseph Yott, Joan Weideman, and her younger sister Linda Visintainer. Pat was a graduate of Mercy College Nursing School and worked at various hospitals. She was a member of the St. Clare de Montefalco Archcon and was a nurse volunteer in the Grosse Pointe Public Schools. The family will miss our mother's contagious smile and sense of humor, her openness to try new things, her artistic endeavors, her strong independence, and we will especially miss her ability to make each of us feel special. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to Alzheimer research. Visitation will be Thursday, August 27 from 12 noon to 4 PM at Chas. Verheyden, Inc, 16300 Mack, Grosse Pointe Park, MI. Face masks will be required and it will be a rotational viewing for 10 people. Due to COVID-19 there will not be a public mass.
Tributes
"To the Gagnier children of Pat Gagnier: I did not I know your mother, but I knew your dad, "Pete" to most of us. He and I were classmates at U. of D., both majoring in accounting. Some years later, Pete was Chief Accountant, or some such title, at Chrysler, and I was on the Touche Ross audit team working on the Chrysler audit. There were many issues that needed resolution, which l led to many meetings---and many remembrances of the intervening years that had led us to those positions of some importance. He was a great friend and a very good accountant.. Phyllis Peters Look U.ofD. 1951"
"I had the honor of caring for Pat and Pierre through Crittenton Home Care for many years. Pat was very special and very brave as she tried to maintain her mind with this awful disease, Alzheimer's. We sang many songs and her sense of humor kept us both in good spirits. I will miss her greatly. Her children are a legacy to her care and love."
"I was a classmate of Patricia at Mt. Carmel Mercy School of Nursing. We kept in contact for many years, but I could not reach her recently. A quiet, peaceful death is a fitting ending for a very fine friend. Kay Byrne Diggs"