Published April 15, 2012, 12:00 AM

Patricia Marie Gorman

Born February 22, 1925 - Born to Eternal Life April 11, 2012. Patricia Marie Owens, the daughter of Marie Kane Logan and Edward James Owens came into the world in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She would spend the remainder of her childhood in Grand Forks, North Dakota. She attended Sacred Heart Academy on the East Side. The man of her dreams, Michael Vincent Gorman, walked into her life when he used to walk her and his little sister to grade school. They reconnected in later life when he was home from Northwestern University. They were married on June 1, 1946 in Minneapolis and raised their four daughters in Moorhead, Minnesota. Her life revolved around being a homemaker and mother to her girls, Kathleen, Diane, Nancy, and Colleen. Pat and Mike made their home for years in Moorhead, then Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They moved to Phoenix with their girls in 1968. Patty was a devoted wife, mother, sister and friend. She and Mike loved music and "danced their legs off" (as she used to say) from the time they met to later years at Dixieland Jazz Festivals all over the United States and Canada. The musicians all knew them by name and loved to watch them dance. Patty was a beautiful entertainer and because of her husband's business in sales she entertained people from all over the country. Everyone was treated with absolute love and grace in her home.