February 8, 1926 – December 19, 2023
Sister Patricia Overlock died Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at St. John of God Retirement Center in Los Angeles.
Sister Pat was born in Tucson, Arizona on Februayr 8, 1926. Following her father’s death, her mother moved with her to Los Angeles. Sister Pat graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in 1944. After attending college in Washington, D.C., she entered the community of the Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1947.
For the first 30 years of her religious life, her ministry included teaching piano, organ, violin, choral music and Spanish in our California and Tucson, Arizona high schools. She also taught summer classes at Mount Saint Mary’s College. Her background in music was impressive, and greatly enhanced daily liturgies at Carondelet Center.
Kindly and tranquil by nature, Sister Pat could give her opinion frankly, without dictating behavior. She enjoyed crocheting, TV sports and reading. Pat will be missed for her willingness to be a part of community. One especially notable quality was her spiritual resilience. This quality found roots in her sense of spirituality and prayerfulness, her beliefs and her outlook on life.
May she rest in peace.
Rest in peace, sister, Pat