Obituary of Patricia Thyne

Patricia I. Thyne passed away after a brief illness at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington on Monday, April 12, 2010. She was 68 years old. Patricia grew up in Boston. She was a graduate of Cathedral High School. She had worked in the accounting department of a clothing company and as a waitress. She enjoyed swimming and crafts. For the past 5 years she had made her home in Burlington. She was the daughter of the late John and Irene Thyne. She was the loving sister of Martin Thyne of Amesbury, Anna Mae Saia & her husband Joseph of Burlington, and John Thyne & his wife Cathy of CA. Sister-in-law of the late Gloria Thyne. She was also survived by many nieces and nephews. Visiting hours will be held at the Edward V. Sullivan Funeral Home, 43 Winn Street, BURLINGTON (exit 34 off Rt. 128, Woburn side) on Wednesday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Followed by a funeral mass at Saint Margaret’s Church 111 Winn St., Burlington at 11 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Patricia’s name may be made to the Knights of Columbus Exceptional Children’s Fund, P.O. Box 25, Burlington, MA 01803. Aunt Patty Aunt Patty loved life, some say a little too much in her younger days. But I believe it was those early years that shaped her life, her ability to overcome adversity which she did numerous times, her love and pride in family in her older sister Anna Mae who supported and cared for her these many years, her older brother Marty and the way she boasted about his ability to work with his hands and build things and her younger brother Johnny and his successes at an early age in business and in the families they all raised, she loved them all very much. Aunt Patty did not gain joy out of life with material things. Her enjoyment in life was being around and talking to family and friends whether it was sitting around the table on Thanksgiving or Christmas being close by during one of her nieces or nephews birthday parties or picking up the phone to talk, and we all know how she loved to pick up that phone to talk. It was during those times, those family gatherings, those phone conversations that Aunt Patty’s spirit, her love for life would shine through whether she was asking questions about her nieces and nephews, talking about her beloved Red Sox or just bursting out with that laugh that we all know and love. Aunt Patty’s time has come. The phone won’t ring anymore. The laugh has gone silent. But her spirit, her love for life will live on in all of our memories. Rest in peace Aunt Patty – We love you….