Harry O. Patten, 87, died peacefully at home on Aug. 15, 2017 in Duluth, Georgia. Born in Chicago on Jan. 16, 1930 to Harry and Catherine Patten, he became a longtime resident of Oak Park and graduated from Fenwick High School. Upon his 1949 graduation, he began working with now defunct Inland Plumbing in Chicago where, through untiring work, he rose to the level of vice president. He later became a co-owner with his son, James Patten, of Thatcher Oaks Awnings in Elmhurst and, upon his retirement, joined the company’s sales department.
A member of the St. Giles Family Mass Community, he later became a member of Unity Church of Oak Park. He was a hospice volunteer, a camper, an avid reader of mystery novels, and he loved to dance and listen to music of all kinds.
Harry Patten is survived by Lillian Morgan-Lewis, his second wife of 14 years; her two children, stepdaughter Kelly Lewis-Arthur PhD and her husband Odel Arthur and stepson, Morgan S. Lewis. He is also survived by his children from his first marriage to the late Patricia Casey: Jayne Patten, Harry Patten and Patty Bell, William Patten and the late Diane, Robert and Julie Patten, and James and Joanne Patten; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
A private memorial celebration of his life will be held at Pleasant Home, 217 Home Ave. in Oak Park on Oct. 8 at 9:30 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, please send gift donations on behalf of Harry O. Patten to Hospice Atlanta Center, 1244 Park Vista Dr. NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30319.
