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Joseph James Patrick, Jr., age 75, passed away peacefully at Elizabeth House on Friday, July 29, 2022. Joe was a devoted husband and father. Joe was predeceased by his father, Joseph J. Patrick, Sr., and his mother Mary Mae (Novak) Patrick. Joe is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary (Hrala) Patrick; daughters Michele (Filipe Ferriera) Patrick, Diane (Jonathan) Hutchinson, and Kimberly (Vincent) Celentano; two grandchildren Alyssa and Jaxon Celentano and sister Antoinette (Ed) Evans. Joe proudly served his country as a member of the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard division and will be buried with military honors. While Joe lived much of his life in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, for the last 20 years he resided in Hendersonville, NC. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in Joe’s memory to Four Seasons Hospice, 571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28792 Memorial Reception Friday August 5, 2022 at 1:00pm Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel, 538 Tracy Grove Road, Hendersonville, NC 28792