A memorial Mass for Patrick J. Mullen Sr., 68, who passed away on July 10, 2013, will be held Saturday, July 27, 2013, at 10:45 a.m., at Sacred Heart Church in Lakewood. Father Dowdell will be the celebrant.
He was a Jamestown High School graduate, a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving during Vietnam, and had been employed for 45 years by the former Jamestown Perforators and retired from Dayton Progress in Dayton, Ohio.
He was a devoted Catholic at Sacred Heart Church, Lakewood, N.Y. He was a eucharistic minister and lector of the church.
He devoted much of his time to numerous charities. He was the recipient of the St. Joseph Award in Buffalo, N.Y., for all his volunteer work within the community. He was an avid sports fan and a car enthusiast with his son P.J. He loved life and continued to inspire those around him until the very end. He was loved by many and will be missed by all. "T.T.E.O.T."
He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Julie Palmieri Mullen; four children: Deborah Nieder (Brent Lykins), Linda (Daniel) Walls, Christine (Todd) LaTone and Patrick J. (Katie) Mullen Jr.; 10 grandchildren: Andrew, Curtis, Justin, Danielle, Sierra, Jacob, Maddisyn, Megan, Madison and Caleb; his brother, Henry Mullen; two sisters: Mary Waxham and Denise Mullen; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to your local heart or kidney foundation.