Patricia LaRock Obituary

Waterbury - Patricia D. LaRock – 70, of South Main Street, passed away at the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin on Friday, August 12, 2005. Born in Barre on December 6, 1934, she was the daughter of Leon and Bess (Hammett) Donahue. On January 16, 1960, she married Donald L. LaRock in Waterbury.

Pat was a 1952 graduate of Spaulding High School and continued her education at Vermont College. She began her career working in the laboratory at the former Heaton Hospital in Montpelier and later was employed at the Vermont State Hospital where she worked initially in the lab and most recently in the Research and Statistics Division from which she retired.

An active participant in all of her endeavors, Pat was a cherished board member of the Central Vermont Association for Retarded Citizens for 35 years where she served in every office; was a 20 year member of the Guardianship Trust; was a faithful member of St. Andrew Catholic Church and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas – Court Saint Theresa, both in Waterbury; the Waterbury Village Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary; RSVP; the Waterbury Area Senior Citizens; the Red Hat Roamers of Waterbury; as well as a volunteer for Special Olympics. Pat had been a member of the former Waterbury Woman’s Club also.

Her leisure time was spent enjoying knitting, traveling, playing cards and Bingo.

Family has been at the core of Pat’s life. She was the happiest and most fulfilled when she was surrounded with the love and company that her husband, children and grandchildren shared with her.

Patricia is survived by her husband of 45 years, Donald L. LaRock; their son, Michael LaRock and his wife, Diane, and their children, Matthew, Stephen, Christopher and Tyler, all of Waterbury; as well as many nieces and nephews. Pat was predeceased by a son, Donald Patrick “Pat” LaRock; a sister, Ann Izor; and two brothers, Robert and William Donahue.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated from St. Andrew Catholic Church in Waterbury on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Friends may call at the Perkins-Parker Funeral Home in Waterbury on Tuesday from 6 – 9 p.m. Inurnment will take place in Holy Cross Cemetery in Duxbury. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Central Vermont Association for Retarded Citizens, 73 Main Street, Montpelier VT 05602. To send on-line condolences, please visit www.perkinsparker.com.