Patsy Piech

Patsy Ann Piech, 77, of Pinellas Park, died December 30, 2024 at her residence. She was born July 27, 1947 in Waco Texas to Parents Mary and Joseph Abraham and was raised by Lucy and Johnny Abraham. Patsy graduated from La Vega High School in Waco in 1965 and was on a championship volleyball team during high school years. She continued her education graduating from Hillcrest School of Nursing as an RN in 1968 in Waco. As a member of the US Army, she served from 1967 to 1970 in Viet Nam in the Army Nursing Corp. and was honorably discharged in 1970 as a First Lieutenant. She married Joseph Piech on February 28, 1976 at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church in Waco and the family lived in Houston Texas until 2006. Patsy and Joe’s marriage was blessed with three children, Katherine 1978, John 1980, and Thomas 1981. They have 7 grandchildren, Ivan, Anne, Joseph, Patrick, Michael, William, and Brody. And her siblings, Glory Ann Abraham, Minnie Abraham Powers, John Ed Abraham, Billy Abraham, David Abraham, and Elizabeth Abraham. 

Patsy was a eucharistic minister and volunteered for years at Bayside Terrace bringing communion at the assisted living facility and planning social events. She was a member at Sacred Heart Catholic Church since 2006 and a member of the Saint Vincent de Paul Society, His Heart Society which did outreach, Legion of Mary and the Consolation Ministry. She also did gardening and groundskeeping for Sacred Heart and many other events and hours of service in the Pinellas Park area. She enjoyed going to daily mass and communion and praying, reading the Bible, and saying the rosary. She also liked kayaking, snorkeling, and going to the beach, and most of all playing with her grandchildren and children. Which included going to the park going to the library and reading to the kids and doing special  activities like going to the aquarium , the zoo, volunteering at the school etc.