Pat was a very close friend to my brother Tony and a great partner in all his young adventures on their bikes.   I too remember playing kick the can, marbles, hit the bat, baseball, and so many other street games with him.  He even wrote...

Pat was my closest sibling in age, being two years older, and my closest friend and playmate for many years. We did everything together - especially get in trouble.

I remember when I was 5 or 6, he got hit full in the face with a baseball...