Patricia Ann Mercado's Obituary
Patricia Ann Mercado Resident of Oakland July 5, 1949 – June 29, 2016Patricia Ann Mercado passed away unexpectedly on June 29, 2016. She touched many people’s lives with her soft spoken demeanor and tender heart.Patricia was born July 5, 1949 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her family moved to Oakland in 1956 when she was 7 years old. She was married and divorced twice. Through these unions she had 6 children which she raised as a hard-working single mother.Patricia’s first job out of high school was as a “0” Operator with Pacific Bell. She worked for the same company for 32 years and retired in 1999 as an Operations Specialist.Patricia had many gifts which she shared with the world. She was gifted at teaching children how to read, write and spell. Following in her father’s footsteps, she was the family historian; everyone could count on Patricia to know and communicate birthdays, anniversaries and special family dates. She was a community volunteer, dedicating countless hours to organizations such as the Oral Lee Brown Academy as a Parent Coordinator, Parent Liaison for Project SOAR at Cal State East Bay and Scholarship Committee Member and Board Member/Secretary for the Puerto Rican Union Mutual Aid.Patricia was proud of her family and loved them dearly. She did everything she could to help her children and grandchildren reach new heights. She was a patient, kind and protective big sister…a dedicated daughter. She was a proud and nurturing aunt; her nieces and nephews remember fondly many breakfasts and dinners of pancakes, so much so that they referred to her affectionately as “Antie Pancake”. She was the niece who never forgot about her aunts and uncles…the cousin who always took time keep her cousins up to date on family events, whether they were near or far. Patricia was proud of her Puerto Rican heritage and her birthplace of Hawaii. She was the bridge between the relatives in Hawaii, Florida, the Bay Area, southern Cal and beyond and everyone felt connected through her.Patricia was the girlfriend you wanted to have in your corner. She was very close to “the girls” from Pac Bell/SBC and had luncheons, reunions and get-togethers with them regularly.Patricia loved the Lord. She was a long time member of St Bernard’s church in Oakland and Lampstand Family Ministries in Puyallup, WA and frequently shared her faith with others.Patricia passed a week before her 67th birthday. She was preceded in death by her parents Placido and Margaret and by her brothers Robert and Richard. She is survived by her brother Douglas, sister Marguerite; her children Lawrence, Sharion, John, Patricia, Robin and Robert; 9 grandchildren and a host of other dearly beloved relatives and friends.
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