Patricia Ann Clements
July 5, 1932 ~ February 20, 2022
Patricia Ann Clements, 89, died Sunday, February 20, 2022. Memorial Mass will be at 10:00 am, Monday, February 28, 2022, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The mass will be live streamed and available to view through St. Thomas Aquinas' YouTube page, or by clicking "Watch Event" below. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Ascension Cemetery. She was the daughter of John and Cecelia McGuigan, with siblings Mike, Sally, Jerry, Mary, Jim and Tim. She married the love of her life Harry Clements and had 6 children; Julie, Paula, Jerry, Sheila, Lisa and Curt. They are blessed with 6 grandchildren. Pat and Harry’s life together started in Wichita and moved from there to California then to Virginia. After retirement they moved back to her beloved Kansas. She enjoyed many years of traveling, reading, gardening and being a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs and WSU Shockers. The best wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, Pat was creative, optimistic and thought constantly of others. A memorial has been established with: Catholic Charities, 437 N. Topeka St., Wichita, KS 67202. Services in care of Downing & Lahey Mortuary - East Chapel.
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My name is Dan Hering, I’m one of Patricia’s Grandkids. When Patricia(whom I called Nana) become unresponsive, my Aunt Paula, who was sitting next to Nana along with my Aunts Lisa and Sheila, called me and asked if I wanted to talk to Nana. I said yes. This is what I said:
Hey Nana,
I’m so sorry to hear that you’re hurting. I hope you feel better soon. I just want to say: thank you for everything. Thank you for all the presents you bought me, and all the trips that you took me on. It was so neat and inspiring getting to see new cities and different cultures with you and Papa.
I am getting better, the fact that I can function without my parents for weeks is proof of that, but I wish that you could’ve seen me be all the way better and be functioning at 100%, but that’s okay if you don’t. I told you that I was drawing every day and I have been, and I told you I would show you what I was working on, and I’m sorry you probably won’t be able to see it, but that’s all right. I also wanted you to get a chance to read my story, but if you can’t then that’s okay, too.
I loved spending time with you, I loved hearing your stories, which is a big deal for me because they inspired me to want to write stories myself, and you were always so good at telling them. You inspired me to want to tell stories as well as you.
I’m so glad you visited me in New York City when I lived there, it was so fun being there with you seeing the sites and going to neat shows and restaurants. I loved playing games with you, thank you for teaching me such fun and interesting card games.
I love how caring and compassionate you are. I remember hearing how you would pray for ambulances and fire trucks that went by, and for the people they were helping, and it’s a practice I’ve adapted because of you.
I love and cherish the time I spent with you. Thank you so much for everything, Nana, and thank you so much for being my Nana. I love you.
McGuigan family: Praying God’s comfort and peace to you during this time. JimJantz Firestone, CO
Mom was the most beautiful woman to me. She hardly ever wore make up but was always gorgeous, both inside and out. I’ll always be grateful that she was my Mom, and that she introduced me to God. Mom tried to make our family’s lives as wonderful and interesting as possible, with trips and outings and such. I tried to be the best mom I could be – and I had the best role model. I’m so happy that Mom is in heaven with lots of her loved ones and Jesus, but I’ll miss her here. Julie Hering