Patricia “Pat” Ann Thompson Wilkerson
1944-2015
On a beautiful spring day, March 10, 2015, our beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother Patricia “Pat” Ann Thompson Wilkerson passed away from complications arising from shoulder surgery. She was 70 years young.
Pat was born in Waterbury, Conn., May 14, 1944, to James Markham Thompson and Germaine Dessureau Thompson. She was raised in Southbury, Conn., with her two brothers, Graham Richard Thompson (74) of Missoula, Mont., and David Lee Thompson (72) of Bakersfield. Pat was married to John Miles Davis 1966-1984 and had two sons, Scott Shannon Davis (47), of Freeland, Wash., and Dane Brannon Davis (45), of Long Beach, Calif.
Pat met Leonard Lee Wilkerson in Greensboro, N.C., in 1986 and then moved to South Whidbey Island, Wash., in November 1987. Pat and Lee were married in Vancouver, British Columbia, Nov. 16, 1988, and have lived on South Whidbey Island ever since. Lee brought two sons to the marriage, Jason Kirk Wilkerson (46), of Pleasant Grove, Utah, and Dallas Steele Wilkerson (44), of Salt Lake City, Utah. Together, Pat and Lee have four sons, 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Pat was an entrepreneur extraordinaire and a really great businesswoman in Langley, Wash., starting, owning and running the Enchanted Eagle Gallery from 1990 to 2001. She then turned her energies to building, owning and running two vacation rentals from 2005 to present.
Pat loved to travel with her husband, Lee. They traveled the U.S. and the world extensively. Pat was a very creative person whom you could always find behind the lens of a camera taking pictures, which was another great passion of hers.
Pat was a longtime active member of her church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, on South Whidbey Island, where she was not bashful or ashamed to share the Gospel with anyone who asked.
Her great loves included her God, Jesus Christ; her church; her husband, Lee; her children, Scott, Dane, Jason and Dallas; her grandchildren; her great-grandchildren; her brothers; and all animals — great and small.
Pat will be missed extensively and was deeply loved by all who knew her.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Chapel, South Whidbey Island Ward, 5425 Maxwelton Road, Langley, WA 98260. There will be an open house immediately following the funeral service to celebrate Pat’s life with family and friends with refreshments being served. The family has requested no flowers but to instead make a donation to Pat’s favorite charity, Oasis for Animals, which her husband, Lee, will collect.
