He practiced law with success, becoming the managing partner of Marshall and Melhorn and a major figure in Toledo philanthropy as trustee of his family foundation, begun by his grandfather and his great uncle, who together began the Champion Spark Plug Co. Among the beneficiaries of his skills and financial support were St. Luke’s Hospital, ProMedica Health Care Foundation, Grumman Aviation, the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority (he was a pilot), Hillsdale College, Phillips Exeter, and the Toledo Museum of Art. His leading roles included more corporations than we have space to name.
Pat had a place in Naples, Fla., and died there Feb. 25, 2021, leaving his wife, Robin; and his children, Duane III, Sarah, Page, and Katherine, to whom the class offers condolences and respect for Pat’s prodigious achievements.