Patricia Eileen Ryan Clay

Patricia Eileen Ryan Clay Our Beloved Mother, Patricia Eileen Ryan Clay, age 84, passed away on Monday March 12, 2018. Pat was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She lived most of her life in Columbus, Ohio and then in Madison, Alabama. Pat graduated from Ohio State University with a Master’s degree in Education. She was employed by South Western City Schools in Columbus, Ohio for many years as a teacher. She loved teaching children and continued teaching creative writing to adults once she retired. Pat had a beautiful voice and enjoyed singing, golfing, and caring for animals. She is preceded in death by her parents, Rachel Ruth Pfieffer Ryan and Theodore Frank Ryan; and her brother, Richard Ryan. She is survived by her daughters, Kelli Patricia (Ron) Viscounte and Kim Ann Clay; grandchildren, Jacob (Charity), Joseph, Kate, Luke, Matthew, and Arianna Viscounte; great-granddaughter, Eisley Viscounte; sister, Kathleen Briggs; and brother, Michael Ryan. We would like to thank Community Hospice of New Philadelphia, Ohio and the Homestead Assisted Living of Hartville, Ohio who cared for our Mother at the end of her life. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be sent to The Humane Society of the United States in memory of our Mother. (Hopkins Lawver, Akron, 330-733-6271) www.hopkinslawver.com