PATRICIA KENNEDY

A memorial mass took place Oct. 12 at St Thomas Aquinas RC Church for Patricia M. “Patsy” Kennedy Hammel, 88, of Charlottesville, Va. She passed away peacefully on Oct. 7, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on February 21, 1932, in Weehawken, to the late Bernadine G. (Lammers) Kennedy and W. Raymond Kennedy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters; Kathleen A. Herbert, Carol E. Solas and Regina M. Agostine. Patricia is survived by her husband of 67 years, George F. Hammel of Charlottesville, Va., and five children; George and wife Rose of Vail, Ariz., James of Black Mountain, N.C., Kevin of Connecticut, Maureen Chandler and husband Peter II of Earlysville, Va., and John and wife Susan of Hingham, Mass. She is also survived by her sister, MaryEllen Murphy of Pennsylvania. Additional survivors include grandchildren; George Hammel VI, Sarah Hammel, Jarryd Hammel, Erik Hammel, Christy Harty and husband Rob, Peter Chandler III and wife Katie, Ben Chandler and wife Sandi, Michael Chandler and partner Erin, John Chandler and wife Charlotte, and Steven Chandler; three step-grandchildren; Andrew Tuccio and wife Shelby, Alex Tuccio and Hunter Tuccio; six great-grandchildren; Grace, Abby and Collin Harty; Claire, Olivia and Henley Chandler and numerous brothers and sisters-in-law, cousins, nieces, nephews and other extended family members. Previously living in Trumbull, Conn., for 45 years, Patsy worked as the administrative assistant for the director of the Trumbull Library before retiring in 1985 to devote her efforts to her family, who she adored and cherished. She would spend many days at the beach at her Canoe Brook Lake home building priceless memories with children, family, friends and numerous doggies. She was a founding member of the Trumbull “Player Readers” group which put on Broadway plays using her neighborhood friends as the actors. She never learned to swim well herself, but she was very active in seeing that her five children were involved in the lake sports and saw the many trophies brought home to her from the competitions. During her severe and lengthy illness, she received moral and religious support from The Hospice of Piedmont, The Reverend Mario Calabrese and Mrs. Gwennette M. “Becky” Turner, for which she was deeply indebted. Services arranged by Teague Funeral Service, Charlottesville, Va.