Patricia Ann Conlon, a resident of Dracut, died at the Tewksbury Hospital on Thursday December 12, 2013. She was 55.
Patty was born in Woonsocket, RI on September 6, 1958, a daughter of Rita (Murray) (Conlon) Letendre of Dracut who survives her and the late William H. Conlon, Jr.
She attended Dracut schools from 1965 to 1975. Patty then attended the Job Prep Center in Lowell from 1975 until 1980.
Patty worked at the Goodwill Industries in Lowell for 20 years. She also worked at American Training in Lawrence, recently was employed as an assembler at American Training of Lowell. Patty participated in the Special Olympics and events at the Lowell ARC.
Patty was energetic and loved music and dancing. Above all she treasured chocolate and would pilfer it from her mother every chance she could.
Surviving Patty besides her mother are two brothers, William H. Conlon III, and his wife Lyn of Dracut, Kevin M. Conlon and his wife Erin of Berthoud, CO; three sisters, Kathleen M. Grisley and her husband Kenneth of Dracut, Maureen E. Conlon of Lowell, Eileen F. Conlon and her husband Chris Hicks of Hudson, NH; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins; and a devoted friend, Theodora "Teddy" Paczkowski of Dracut. Patricia was also the step daughter of the late Wilfred P. Letendre.