Obituary of Patricia Elene Minear

Patricia E Bailey Minear, born Minot North Dakota November 7th, 1956 to Richard and Ardis Bailey, died in Tacoma, Washington on October 2nd. 2008 of undetermined causes. Preceded in death by her father, Richard Bailey, step father Ronald R. Tangen, and sister Cheryl Bailey. Survivors include mother Ardis Tangen of Spokane, children David Minear of Seattle, Angela Minear of Everett, Jessica and Darylann Pease of Tacoma, four grandchildren, brother Richard Bailey (wife Jessica) of Mantica, CA, sisters BJ Bailey (life partner Nancy) of Lathrop, CA, S. Bailey Fleury of Eugene, OR, Melissa Bailey, Stacy Lucas (Brian), and Rona Labute of Spokane, and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. Patty grew up in Ellensburg, WA attending Morgan Middle School and Ellensburg High School. She first moved to Tacoma after marrying William Clark. When this marriage was annulled, she moved back to Ellensburg and married David Minear on Feb. 2, 1977. After giving birth to two children, they divorced in 1984. Patty returned to Tacoma and entered a relationship with life partner Daryl Pease, having 2 children with him. Patty loved Tacoma and the lives she produced and touched in her too short life shall be forever changed by her passing. The laughter stilled, and the stories stopped, too soon. May God grant her the peace and fulfillment this life sometimes couldn't. We shall miss and mourn her passing every day for the rest of our lives, dear, dear, daughter, sister, mother, friend.